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degree of comparison

degree of comparison noun: a form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.

Noun

degree of comparison (plural degrees of comparison)

  1. A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.
    • The degrees of comparison of good are good (positive), better (comparative) and best (superlative).
    • The word red is an adjective, in the dogmatical or positive degree of comparison.1820, James Brown, An American Grammar, page 43
    Synonyms:
    degree

Synonyms of degree of comparison

Forms of degree of comparison

pluraldegrees of comparison

Questions about degree of comparison

What does degree of comparison mean?
Degree of comparison means a form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms.
What part of speech is degree of comparison?
Degree of comparison is a noun.
What is the plural of degree of comparison?
The plural of degree of comparison is degrees of comparison.

Words near degree of comparison in the dictionary

  1. degree days
  2. degree Fahrenheit
  3. degree Kelvin
  4. degree mill
  5. degree mills
  6. degree of comparison
  7. degree of freedom
  8. degree of frost
  9. degree of glory
  10. degree of ionization
  11. degree of polymerization

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