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relative superlatives

relative superlatives is the plural of relative superlative.

Meaning of relative superlative

Noun

relative superlative (plural relative superlatives)

  1. the superlative (a degree of comparison) when it is used to express the highest degree of something in relation to something else
  2. In Greek: one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective, the equivalent in English of the superlative, similar to the comparative superlative used in Spanish. Compare with absolute superlative.
    • Ο χειρότερος is the relative superlative form of κακός.

Questions about relative superlatives

What is relative superlatives the plural of?
Relative superlatives is the plural of relative superlative.

Words near relative superlatives in the dictionary

  1. relative pseudo-complement
  2. relative pseudo-complements
  3. relative skewer
  4. relative skewers
  5. relative superlative
  6. relative superlatives
  7. relative tense
  8. relative tenses
  9. relative time
  10. relative times
  11. relative topologies

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