comparaison

French

Etymology

An early borrowing of Latin comparātiōnem. Unrelated to comparaître (“to appear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pa.ʁɛ.zɔ̃/, /kɔ̃.pa.ʁe.zɔ̃/
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Noun

comparaison f (plural comparaisons)

comparison
simile (figure of speech)

Further reading

“comparaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

comparaison f (plural comparaisons)

comparison

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