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/ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɪŋkəmˈpærəbəl/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)ɹəbəl/
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- General-American
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/ɪŋkəmˈpɛɹəbəl/
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- General-American
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ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl
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- GB
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ɪŋˈkɑmp(ə)rəbəl
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- US
Adjective
Not comparable.
Usage- literally
- not-comparable
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So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.
Usage- comparable
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I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Noun
Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison.
Adjective
such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
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an incomparable week of rest and pleasure
the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency
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this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data