paragonare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Mediaeval Greek παρακονη (parakonē, "whetstone"), from Ancient Greek παρακονάω (parakonáō, I sharpen, whet), from παρά (pará) +‎ ἀκόνη (akónē, whetstone). Compare English paragon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.ra.ɡoˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧go‧nà‧re

Verb

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paragonàre (first-person singular present paragòno, first-person singular past historic paragonài, past participle paragonàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to compare (something) [with a ‘to’ or con ‘with’]
    Synonyms: confrontare, rapportare, comparare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: paragonar

Further reading

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  • paragonare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Verb

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paragonare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of paragonar