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comparative
adjective
noun
Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
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adjective
Estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete
“A relative stranger”
adjective
Relating to or based on or involving comparison
“Comparative linguistics”
noun
The comparative form of an adjective or adverb
“‘faster’ is the comparative of the adjective ‘fast’”
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A relative stranger
Comparative linguistics
The comparative form of an adjective
‘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’
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