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compare verb [ kəmˈpɛː ]

• estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.
• "individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area"
Similar: contrast, set side by side, juxtapose, collate, differentiate, weigh up, balance,
• form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or an adverb).
• "words of one syllable are usually compared by ‘-er’ and ‘-est’"
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar ‘like, equal’, from com- ‘with’ + par ‘equal’.

beyond compare

• of a quality or nature surpassing all others of the same kind.
• "a diamond beyond compare"
Similar: without equal, without match, without parallel, beyond comparison, second to none, in a class of one's own, peerless, matchless, unmatched, incomparable, inimitable, superlative, supreme, top, outstanding, consummate, unique, singular, rare, perfect, par excellence,

beyond compare

• of a quality or nature surpassing all others of the same kind.
"a diamond beyond compare"

compare notes

• exchange ideas, opinions, or information about a particular subject.
"we compared notes on the best games"



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