degree of comparison
Noun
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Noun
degree of comparison
- (linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; the positive#Noun|positive, comparative#Noun|comparative and superlative#Noun|superlative forms.
- 1851, Goold Brown, Samuel U. Berrian (editor), The Grammar of English Grammars, 10th Edition, page 285 ↗,
- Among the degrees of comparison, some have enumerated equality; as when we say, "It is as sweet as honey."
- 1851, Goold Brown, Samuel U. Berrian (editor), The Grammar of English Grammars, 10th Edition, page 285 ↗,
- German: Steigerungsform, Steigerungsstufe, Vergleichungsstufe, Vergleichungsstaffel
- Russian: степень сравнения
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