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comparison

comparison /kəmˈperəsən/ noun
plural comparisons
comparison
/kəmˈperəsən/
noun
plural comparisons
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPARISON
: the act of looking at things to see how they are similar or different
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: the act of suggesting that two or more things are similar or in the same category
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by/in comparison

: when compared with another : when looked at or thought about in relation to someone or something else
often + with

draw a comparison

or draw comparisons
: to say that two or more things or people are similar

make a comparison

or make comparisons
: to say that two or more things or people are similar
: to look at similarities and differences between two or more things or people

no comparison

used to suggest that two or more things are very different