Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C comparative method: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: compar'ative meth"od Pronunciation: [key] — Historical Ling. Historical Ling. a body of procedures and criteria used by linguists to determine whether and how two or more languages are related and to reconstruct forms of their hypothetical parent language. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. comparative literature comparative musicology TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: anomie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language