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DictionarySeecomparisonby comparison
by comparisonWhen judged against something else. The film was enjoyable, but it pales by comparison to the 1975 original.See also: by, comparisonby comˈparison (written) used especially at the beginning of a sentence when the next thing that is mentioned is compared with something in the previous sentence: By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.See also: by, comparisonby/in comparison (with somebody/something) when compared with somebody/something: The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first. ♢ The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York’s skyscrapers.See also: by, comparisonEncyclopediaSeeComparison |