compar.
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- In the grammar table, compar. indicates the comparative form of the adjective.
Examples
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You will often see compar. in language textbooks to refer to comparative forms.
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The dictionary entry used compar. to show how the word changes when comparing two things.
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The term compar. is often used in grammar.
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In English, we often see compar. noted in textbooks.
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In the grammar table, compar. indicates the comparative form of the adjective.
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The dictionary entry used compar. to show how the word changes when comparing two things.
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You will often see compar. in language textbooks to refer to comparative forms.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Compar. stands for 'comparative' or 'compare' and comes from the parts com- 'with' and par 'equal', like the English word 'pair' for two things together. So, to compare is to put two things side by side to see which is bigger or smaller, and compar. marks the form used when we do that.
