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comparative
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adjective (a)
- relating to or based on or involving comparison(adj.pert)Example:
Comparative linguistics.
source: wordnet30 - Of or pertaining to comparison.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the comparative form of an adjective or adverb(noun.communication)Example:
`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'.
`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'.
`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'.
source: wordnet30 - The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all comparatives.(noun)source: webster1913
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