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comparative method

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A technique for studying the development of languages by performing a feature-by-feature comparison of two or more languages with a common ancestor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: métodu comparativu — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Bulgarian: сравнително-исторически метод (sravnitelno-istoričeski metod) — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Catalan: mètode comparatiu — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Dutch: vergelijkende methode — technique for studying the development of languages
  • French: méthode comparative — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Galician: método comparativo — technique for studying the development of languages
  • German: historisch-vergleichende Methode — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Polish: metoda porównawcza — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Portuguese: método comparativo — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Romanian: metodă comparativă — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Russian: сравнительно-исторический метод (sravnitelʹno-istoričeskij metod) — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Russian: сравнительный метод (sravnitelʹnyj metod) — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Slovak: komparatívna metóda — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Slovene: primerjalna metoda — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Spanish: método comparativo — technique for studying the development of languages
  • Tagalog: hambinging pamamaraan — technique for studying the development of languages