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comparable

/ˈkɑmpɚəbəl/

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What does comparable mean?

adjective

  1. Able to be compared (to).
  2. Similar (to); like.
  3. Constituting a pair in a particular partial order.
More meanings (2)

adjective

  1. Having comparative and superlative forms.

noun

  1. Something suitable for comparison.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkɑmpɚəbəl/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/kəmˈpɛɹəbəl//kəmpɹəbəl/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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A modern horse-race, with its skill, daring and picturesqueness, is the only modern entertainment comparable to the gorgeous races of the Romans.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609
Inflation shall be measured by means of the consumer price index on a comparable basis, taking into account differences in national definitions.
European UnionThe Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992Project Gutenberg ebook #686
More book examples (3)
No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
He is able to defeat the enterprise of women because he brings to the business an equipment almost comparable to their own.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270
No colour, no surface, no eyes of woman have ever been comparable with the colour, the surface, and the eyes of childhood.
Alice MeynellThe ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #2012