IPA Transcription of "comparative" in American English
The American English IPA transcription of “comparative” is /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/.
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comparative
Dialect Variants
| Dialect | IPA | POS |
|---|---|---|
| English (Australia) | /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ | |
| English (United Kingdom) | /kəmˈpæɹəˌtɪv/ | |
| English (United Kingdom) | /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ |
Lemmas
- older than dirt/ˈoʊldɚ/
- bigger than life/ˈbɪɡɚ/
- better than nothing/ˈbɛdɚ/ /ˈbɛtɚ/
- larger than life/ˈlɑɹd͡ʒɚ/
- compare/kəmˈpɛɹ/ /kəmˌpeɪɹ/
- tighter than wallpaper/ˈtaɪtɚ/ /ˈtaɪdɚ/
- less than truckload/ˈlɛs/
- slower than molasses/ˈsloʊɚ/
- deader than disco/ˈdɛdɚ/
- more like it/moʊɹ/ /ˈmɔɹ/
Derivations
- comparatively/kəmˈpæɹətɪvˌli/ /kəmˈpæɹətɪvli/ /kəmˈpɛɹətɪvli/
- comparatist/kəmˈpæɹətɪst/
Similar Words
- comparatist/kəmˈpæɹətɪst/
- cooperative/koʊˈɑpɚˌeɪtɪv//koʊˈɑpəˌɹeɪdɪv//koʊˈɑpɚˌeɪdɪv/
- corporative/ˈkɑɹpəˌɹeɪdɪv/
- comparatively/kəmˈpæɹətɪvˌli//kəmˈpæɹətɪvli//kəmˈpɛɹətɪvli/
Items
- comparativedegree of comparison for adjectives and adverbs
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