comparaison

French

Etymology

An early borrowing from Latin comparātiōnem, accusative singular of comparātiō. Unrelated to comparaître.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.pa.ʁɛ.zɔ̃/
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Noun

comparaison f (plural comparaisons)

comparison
simile (figure of speech)

Further reading

“comparaison” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Noun

comparaison f (plural comparaisons)

comparison

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