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Comparatives

(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.

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noun
  1. 1

    (grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.

  2. 2

    (grammar) A word in the comparative form.

  3. 3

    (chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.

  4. 4

    An equal; a rival; a compeer.

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