"relative superlative" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: relative superlatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} relative superlative (plural relative superlatives)
  1. (grammar) the superlative (a degree of comparison) when it is used to express the highest degree of something in relation to something else Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-relative_superlative-en-noun-Sor-P2dJ Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective): σχετικό υπερθετικό (schetikó yperthetikó) [neuter] (Greek), superlativ relativ [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-relative_superlative-en-noun-2T6ON8kt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'one of the degrees of comparison of an adjective': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: positive, comparative, superlative, absolute superlative, comparative superlative, degrees of comparison Translations (a form of the superlative): superlatif relatif [masculine] (French), superlativo relativo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'a form of the superlative': 50 50

Inflected forms

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