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by comparison

by comparison prepositional phrase: when compared to something else; in comparison.

Prepositional phrase

  1. When compared to something else; in comparison.
    • beauty that extinguishes all others by comparison

Synonyms of by comparison

Forms of by comparison

alternative formin comparison

Questions about by comparison

What does by comparison mean?
By comparison means when compared to something else; in comparison.
What part of speech is by comparison?
By comparison is a prepositional phrase.

Words near by comparison in the dictionary

  1. by Christmas
  2. by cock
  3. by cock and pie
  4. by committee
  5. by common consent
  6. by comparison
  7. by contrast
  8. by crumbs
  9. by crums
  10. by day
  11. by default

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