superlative degree en · NOUN
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Meanings
- The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. biggest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).
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nl overtreffende trap (degree of comparison) · sk superlatív (degree of comparison) · pl stopień najwyższy (degree of comparison) · fr superlatif (degree of comparison) · ru превосхо́дная сте́пень (degree of comparison) · sq shkalla sipërore (degree of comparison) · hu felsőfok (degree of comparison) · ka აღმატებითი ხარისხი (degree of comparison) · pt grau superlativo (degree of comparison) · ro superlativ (degree of comparison) · it superlativo (degree of comparison) · el υπερθετικός βαθμός (degree of comparison) · br derez-uhelañ (degree of comparison) · sl preséžnik (degree of comparison) · fa صفت برترین (degree of comparison) · de Superlativ (degree of comparison) · sk tretí stupeň (degree of comparison) · ar دَرَجَة فَائِقَة (degree of comparison) · ro grad superlativ (degree of comparison) · ga sárchéim (degree of comparison) · ja 最上級 (degree of comparison) · fi superlatiivi (degree of comparison) · tl pasukdol (degree of comparison) · cmn 最高級 /最高级 (degree of comparison) · cy gradd eithaf (degree of comparison) · ko 최상급 (degree of comparison) · ru суперляти́в (degree of comparison) · vi cấp cao nhất (degree of comparison) · is efsta stig (degree of comparison) · az üstünlük dərəcəsi (degree of comparison)