† comparationn.
Obsolete.† 2. Preparation, provision; = Latin comparātio. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1. The action of comparing, comparison n.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > equality or equivalence > [noun]
comparison1340
evennessa1398
evenhead?a1400
equipollencec1430
pareil?c1450
equalityc1460
comparation1483
egalness1526
equalness1530
equivalency1535
eveningc1540
equivalencea1542
indifferency1569
owelty1579
coequality1583
mateship1593
equal1596
adequation1605
parity1609
parility1610
matchableness1611
equipollency1623
equiparance1624
egality1628
equipage1633
comparitya1635
omniparity1635
peership1641
exequation1656
equipoise1658
equipotency1658
countervalue1660
adequateness1664
commensurablenessa1676
peerage1681
égalité1794
peerdom1891
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun]
evennessOE
eveningc1225
collationc1374
respitea1382
comparison1393
proportion?a1425
resemblance?a1439
comparation1483
comparing1489
commensuration1526
parificationc1537
conferring1561
paragon1590
counter-scale1645
counterbalance1647
collibration1656
confrontation1665
similituding1681
simile1682
confronting1887
the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > [noun] > capacity for comparison
comparison1340
comparation1483
compare1589
commensurablenessa1676
commensurability1841–4
comparability1843
the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [noun] > comparison of adjectives or adverbs
comparation1483
comparison1530
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 347/4 This excellence..appiereth by manyfold comparacion.
c1500 Melusine (1895) 17 Riches without comparacion.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 28 Adjectyves have thre degrees of comparation.
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. Proem 5 The Comparation and comprehension of several individual things under one commun notion.
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the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun]
yarkingc1000
forgraithinga1300
apparellingc1315
ordinancec1330
purveyancec1330
graithinga1340
purveying1340
providencea1382
making readyc1384
preparationa1393
paring1393
provisiona1398
parelc1425
apparelc1430
parelling?a1440
ablingc1450
munition1480
preparing1497
arraya1500
readyinga1500
repurveancea1500
ordaining1509
apparation1533
preparementa1538
apprest1539
preparaturea1540
preparance1543
order1545
apparance1546
prepare1548
fore-preparationa1586
ettlingc1600
apparelment1607
parationa1617
comparation1623
address1633
apparatus1638
prep1920
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Comparation, prouision.
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