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noun
1.
the act of comparing.
2.
the state of being compared.
3.
a likening; illustration by similitude; comparative estimate or statement.
4.
Rhetoric. the considering of two things with regard to some characteristic that is common to both, as the likening of a hero to a lion in courage.
5.
EXPANDcapability of being compared or likened.
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COLLAPSEGrammar.
a.
the function of an adverb or adjective that is used to indicate degrees of superiority or inferiority in quality, quantity, or intensity.
b.
the patterns of formation involved therein.
c.
the degrees of a particular word, displayed in a fixed order, as mild, milder, mildest, less mild, least mild.
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
comparison
mid-14c., from O.Fr. comparaison, from L. comparationem, from pp. stem of comparare "make equal with, liken," lit. "to couple together, to form in pairs," from com- "with" + parare "to make equal."
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