English Explanatory Dictionary

absolute comparative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of a comparative to indicate a relatively high degree of some quality, without explicitly making a comparison, as in "higher education".

Word forms

absolute comparative absolute comparatives

Related words

absolute superlative
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