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compărātĭo

gen. compărātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , 1. comparo
a comparing; comparison
a comparing, comparison (in good prose).
In gen.: comparationis duo sunt modi; unus cum idemne sit an aliquid intersit… ••
In gen.: comparationis duo sunt modi; unus cum idemne sit an aliquid intersit quaeritur: alter, cum quid praestet aliud alii quaeritur, Cic. de Or. 3, 29, 117; cf. id. ib. § 116: potest incidere saepe contentio et comparatio, de duobus honestis utrum honestius, id. Off. 1, 43, 152: majorum, minorum, parium, id. Top. 18, 71: orationis suae cum scriptis alienis, id. de Or. 1, 60, 257: rerum, Quint. 2, 4, 24: argumentorum, id. 5, 13, 57: in comparatione alicujus (post-Aug.): strata erant itinera vilioribus sarcinis, quas in conparatione meliorum avaritia contempserat, Curt. 3, 11, 20 Vogel ad loc.; so, ex conparatione regis novi, desiderium excitabatur amissi, id. 10, 8, 9; cf. Lact. 7, 15, 7.—
especially
A trial of skill; contention •
A trial of skill, contention: in comparationem se demittere, Suet. Rhet. 6.—
A relation; comparison •
A relation, comparison: cum solis et lunae et quinque errantium ad eandem inter se comparationem est facta conversio, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 51.—
Translation of the Gr. ἀναλογία, Cic. Univ. 4 fin.; 5; 7.—*
Translation of the Gr. ἀναλογία, Cic. Univ. 4 fin.; 5; 7.—*
An agreement; contract •
An agreement, contract (v. 1. comparo, II. B.): provincia sine sorte, sine comparatione, extra ordinem data, Liv. 6, 30, 3.—
a coupling; pairing •
Of animals, a coupling, pairing: boum, Col. 6, 2, 13.—
In rhet.: criminis, a defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on… •
In rhet.: criminis, a defensive comparison of a crime with a good deed, on account of which the crime was committed, Cic. Inv. 1, 11, 15; 2, 24, 72; Auct. Her. 1, 14, 24; 1, 15, 25.—
In gram.
In gram.
A climax
A climax, Don. p. 1745 P.—
The comparative degree
The comparative degree, Quint. 1, 5, 45.
Perseus ID: n9522 Key: comparatio1