"degree of comparison" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: degrees of comparison [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|degrees of comparison}} degree of comparison (plural degrees of comparison)
  1. (linguistics, grammar) A form of an adjective that indicates a different degree of the attribute the adjective denotes; like the positive, comparative and superlative forms. Categories (topical): Grammar, Linguistics Synonyms: degree Coordinate_terms: comparative, comparative superlative, elative, positive, relative superlative, superlative Translations (form of an adjective): 比較等級 (Chinese Mandarin), 比较等级 (bǐjiào děngjí) (Chinese Mandarin), trap van vergelijking [masculine] (Dutch), vertailuaste (Finnish), Steigerungsform [feminine] (German), Steigerungsstufe [feminine] (German), Vergleichungsstufe [feminine] (German), Vergleichungsstaffel [feminine] (German), βαθμός του επιθέτου (vathmós tou epithétou) [masculine] (Greek), fokozott alak (Hungarian), rinnoitussteeppeni (Ingrian), céim [feminine] (Irish), gradus [masculine] (Latin), gradus comparationis [masculine] (Latin), зэрэг (zereg) (Mongolian), stopień [masculine] (Polish), grau de comparação [masculine] (Portuguese), grade de comparație [neuter, plural] (Romanian), степень сравнения (stepenʹ sravnenija) [feminine] (Russian), stupeň (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-degree_of_comparison-en-noun-en:comparative Categories (other): Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Russian terms with redundant script codes Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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