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com|par´a|tive|ness — com|par|a|tive «kuhm PAR uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with comparison. 2. that compares; involving comparison: »A course in comparative literature emphasizes the differences and similarities among the writings and… … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tive — «kuhm PAR uh tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with comparison. 2. that compares; involving comparison: »A course in comparative literature emphasizes the differences and similarities among the writings and writers of two or… … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|scope — «kuhm PAR uh skohp», noun. a device attached to a microscope to permit the simultaneous comparison of two slides … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tist — «kuhm PAR uh tihst», noun. a person who studies literature or languages by a comparative method: »Such [morphemic] dictionaries, they claim, would be of immense value and help to comparatists, etymologists, and linguistic analysts (Simeon Potter) … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|ti|val — «kuhm PAR uh TY vuhl», adjective. Grammar. comparative … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tive|ly — «kuhm PAR uh tihv lee», adverb. by comparison; relatively; somewhat: »Mountains are comparatively free from mosquitoes … Useful english dictionary
com|par|a|tiv|ist — «kuhm PAR uh tuh vihst», noun. = comparatist. (Cf. ↑comparatist) … Useful english dictionary
com|par|ti|men|to — «kuhm PAHR tuh MEHN toh; Italian km PAHR tee MEHN toh», noun, plural ti « tee». one of the 20 territorial divisions of modern Italy, each including several provinces. ╂[< Italian compartimento; see etym. under compartment (Cf. ↑compartment)] … Useful english dictionary
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in|ter|com|par|i|son — «IHN tuhr kuhm PAR uh suhn», noun. 1. the act or process of intercomparing. 2. the state of being intercompared … Useful english dictionary
