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The two bikes are comparable in size.
What does Comparable mean?
Similar enough to compare.
Dictionary definition
Similar enough to be meaningfully compared.
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Comparable in a sentence
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These scores are comparable because the test was the same.
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Data must be comparable before people can make a fair judgment.
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What does comparable mean?
Comparable means similar enough to be meaningfully compared.
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Comparable
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kom · puh · ruh · bul · strongest beat: kom
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WordComparable.
Partadjective.
MeaningComparable means Similar enough to compare.
ExampleExample: The two bikes are comparable in size.
Word breakdown
4 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kom · puh · ruh · bul
- Strongest beat
- kom
- Ending
- bul
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on kom.
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differentA useful contrast to comparable in this meaning.
incomparableA useful contrast to comparable in this meaning.
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