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Traditional English :: comparative
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comparative - adj. & n. --adj. 1 perceptible by comparison; relative (in comparative comfort).
2 estimated by comparison (the comparative merits of the two ideas).
3 of or involving comparison (esp. of sciences etc.).
4 Gram. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver, more fiercely) (cf. POSITIVE, SUPERLATIVE). --n. Gram.
1 the comparative expression or form of an adjective or adverb.
2 a word in the comparative. comparatively adv. [ME f. L comparativus (as COMPARE)] |
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Related Words
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adjective
superlative
advantage
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value
study
bible
exercise
judgment
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system
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example
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Most Often Usage
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comparative adjective
comparative and superlative adjective
comparative advantage
anatomist comparative
comparative biochemistry and physiology
comparative market value
comparative study bible
comparative advantage and exercise
comparative judgment law thurstones
comparative country human record right study
comparative economic system
comparative grammar
absolute and comparative advantage
comparative advantage example
comparative pricing
comparative genomic hybridization
casual comparative research
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