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The correct spelling is comparable.
How to pronounce comparable
noun
IPA: /kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/
Say it like: Com-par-abl-e
The correct spelling is comparable. Something suitable for comparison. For example: "An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus."
Usage Examples
“An elephant is comparable in size to a double-decker bus.”
“Six and forty-two are comparable in the divides order, but six and nine are not.”
“"Big" is a comparable adjective, since it can take the forms "bigger" and "biggest"; but "unique" is not comparable, except in disputed, but common, usage.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something suitable for comparison.
adjective
- 1.(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
- 2.(often with to) Similar (to); like.
- 3.Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
- 4.(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.
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