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  • 11comparable — *like, alike, similar, analogous, akin, parallel, uniform, identical Antonyms: disparate Contrasted words: *different, divergent, diverse, various …

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  • 12comparable — (Del lat. comparabĭlis). adj. Que puede o merece compararse con alguien o algo …

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  • 13comparable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be likened to another; similar. 2) of equivalent quality. DERIVATIVES comparability noun comparably adverb …

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  • 14comparable — [käm′pə rə bəl, kəm par′ə bəl] adj. [ME & OFr < L comparabilis] 1. that can be compared 2. worthy of comparison comparability n. comparableness comparably adv …

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  • 15comparable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ closely, quite, very ▪ Its brain is closely comparable to the brain of a chimpanzee …

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  • 16comparable — com|pa|ra|ble [ˈkɔmpərəbəl US ˈka:m ] adj 1.) similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison →↑compare, comparison ↑comparison ▪ A car of comparable size would cost far more abroad. comparable… …

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  • 17comparable — [[t]kɒ̱mpərəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: oft ADJ to/with n Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance. ...paying the same wages to men and women for work of comparable value... Farmers were meant… …

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  • 18comparable — adjective 1 similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison: A comparable car would cost far more abroad. (+ with/to): Is the pay rate comparable to that of other companies? | comparable in… …

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  • 19COMPARABLE — adj. des deux genres Qui se peut comparer, qui peut être mis en comparaison. Un homme comparable aux plus grands hommes de l antiquité. Y a t il rien de comparable à cela ?   Cette chose n est pas comparable avec telle autre, ces deux choses ne… …

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  • 20comparable — (kon pa ra bl ) adj. Qui peut être comparé à ou avec. Un homme comparable aux plus grands hommes. •   Les biens les plus charmants n ont rien de comparable Aux torrents de plaisir qu il répand dans nos coeurs, RAC. Esth. III, 9. •   Les efforts… …

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