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comparative

com·pa·ra·tive

UK/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ US/kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ uncommon obsolete
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

relating to or based on or involving comparison

  • “comparative linguistics”
2.

having significance only in relation to something else

  • “a comparative newcomer”
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noun

1.

the comparative form of an adjective

  • “better”
  • “good”

Origin

From Middle English comparatif, from Middle French comparatif, from Latin comparātīvus, equivalent to comparātus, from comparāre (“to compare”) + -ive, from Latin -īvus.

Phrases

  • absolute comparative
  • absolute superlative
  • comparative of equality
  • comparative of inferiority
  • comparative of superiority
  • comparative superlative
  • relative superlative

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