Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comparandum

/ˌkɒmpəˈɹændəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-para-n-dum
IPA: /ˌkɒmpəˈɹændəm/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.

Example Sentences

"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'[…]"
"For the sake of evaluating the Uralic-Yukaghir comparisons in HDY, however, it is more illuminating to examine the frequency of various types of problems in the comparanda."
"The third task is to choose a suitable illustrated comparandum of the appropriate variety from a published Early Cycladic excavation which is both well preserved and substantially complete."

Etymology

From Latin comparandum, gerundive (neuter singular) of comparō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: comparandum

Inflected Forms

comparanda (plural)

Synonyms

comparand

Questions

How do you pronounce comparandum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒmpəˈɹændəm/.
What does comparandum mean?: Something that is compared; the subject of a comparison.
Where does comparandum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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