comparātiō (conp-) ōnis, f 2 comparo, a comparing, comparison, inquiry by comparison: de duobus honestis utrum honestius: alqd in comparationem referre, to challenge comparison, Ta.

— A relation, aspect: eadem inter se.

— An agreement, contract: provincia sine comparatione data, L.

—In rhet.: criminis, a defence by a comparison.