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comparable

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. 1.Something suitable for comparison.

adjective

  1. 1.(often with to) Able to be compared (to).
  2. 2.(often with to) Similar (to); like.
  3. 3.Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
  4. 4.(grammar) Said of an adjective that has a comparative and superlative form.

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