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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf F.
comparable.]
Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.
There is no blessing of life comparable to the
enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.
-- {Com"pa*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Com"pa*ra*bly}, adv
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
comparable
adj 1: able to be compared or worthy of comparison [ant: {incomparable}]
2: conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding
dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year" [syn:
{corresponding}, {like}]
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