superlative degree
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[edit]Noun
[edit]- (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. biggest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
- Synonym: superlative
- Hypernym: degree of comparison
- Hyponyms: superlative of superiority, superlative of inferiority
- Coordinate terms: positive degree, comparative degree
Translations
[edit]degree of comparison
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