comparaison
French
Etymology
An early borrowing from Latin comparātiōnem, accusative singular of comparātiō. Unrelated to comparaître.
Pronunciation
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)
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