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comparanda

/ˌkɒmpəˈɹændə/

comparanda is the plural of comparandum.

Meaning of comparandum

Noun

comparandum (plural comparanda)

  1. Something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.
    • This finding, together with the semantic content, allows us to identify a suitable comparandum, viz. the pronoun *etero-s 'other; one or the other of two'[…]1985, Jens Elmegård Rasmussen, “Miscellaneous Problems in Indo-European Languages I-II”, in Lingua Posnaniensis, volume 28, page 125
    Synonyms:
    comparand

Questions about comparanda

What is comparanda the plural of?
Comparanda is the plural of comparandum.
How do you pronounce comparanda?
Comparanda is pronounced /ˌkɒmpəˈɹændə/.

Words near comparanda in the dictionary

  1. comparableness
  2. comparables
  3. comparably
  4. Comparan
  5. comparand
  6. comparanda
  7. comparands
  8. comparandum
  9. Comparans
  10. comparate
  11. comparates

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