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Word: Comparative
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in comparative (sense 3 of the adjective)): from Latin comparativus, from comparare ‘to pair, match’ (see compare)
kəmˈparətɪv
measured or judged by estimating the similarity or dissimilarity between one thing and another; relative
Short Definition:relative
Examples:- he returned to the comparative comfort of his own home
involving the systematic observation of the similarities or dissimilarities between two or more branches of science or subjects of study
Short Definition:involving observation of differences between two or more subjects
Examples:- comparative religion
(of an adjective or adverb) expressing a higher degree of a quality, but not the highest possible (e.g. braver; more fiercely).
Short Definition:expressing higher degree of a quality
Word: Comparative
Speech Type: Noun
kəmˈparətɪv
a comparative adjective or adverb.
Short Definition:comparative adjective or adverb
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