relative superlative
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Noun
relative superlative (plural relative superlatives)
- (grammar) the superlative (a degree of comparison) when it is used to express the highest degree of something in relation to something else
- (grammar) 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.
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Translations
a form of the superlative
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one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective
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