Vergelijkend
Example: De vergelijkende analyse van historische gebeurtenissen onthult patronen.
Definition
"Vergelijkend" is an adjective used to describe something involving comparison, especially in the context of history, where it refers to analyzing and contrasting historical events, periods, or phenomena to identify similarities, differences, and patterns.
Etymology
The word "vergelijkend" comes from the Dutch verb "vergelijken," meaning 'to compare.' It originated from Middle Dutch and ultimately from the Germanic root related to 'likeness' or 'equal.' Did you know? The suffix '-end' turns the verb into an adjective indicating the action of comparing.
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"Vergelijkend" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - History - (C1) - set 1", containing 99 commonly used words.
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