comparable
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pər adjective
1.
capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
2.
worthy of comparison: shops comparable to those on Fifth Avenue.
3.
usable for comparison; similar: We have no comparable data on Russian farming.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin comparābilis, equivalent to comparā(re) to compare + -bilis -ble
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin comparābilis, equivalent to comparā(re) to compare + -bilis -ble
Related forms
com·pa·ra·bil·i·ty, com·pa·ra·ble·ness, noun
com·pa·ra·bly, adverb
in·ter·com·pa·ra·ble, adjective
un·com·pa·ra·ble, adjective
un·com·pa·ra·ble·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. like, equal, equivalent, similar.
1. like, equal, equivalent, similar.
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comparable (ˈkɒmpərəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | worthy of comparison |
| 2. | able to be compared (with) |
| compara'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'comparableness | |
| —n | |
| 'comparably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
comparable
1413, from Fr. comparable, from L. comparabilis "capable of comparison," from comparare (see comparison).
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Example sentences
Animals show comparable biochemical changes in similar situations.
The company was not public a year earlier so comparable figures are not available.
The speed is comparable to that of a cheetah, the fastest land animal today, running at full speed.
He says that he has asked himself many times why no other comparable university has done what he is doing.
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