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)

1. comparison
2. 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)

1. comparison