n.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' per- ə -s ə n, - ' pa-r ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French comparison, from Latin comparation-, comparatio, from comparare
Date: 14th century
1 : the act or process of comparing: as a : the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another b : an examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities <his faults seem minor by comparison >
2 : identity of features : SIMILARITY <several points of comparison between the two>
3 : the modification of an adjective or adverb to denote different levels of quality, quantity, or relation