"stronger" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /stɹɒŋɡə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stɹɔŋɡɚ/ [General-American], /ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/ [Canada, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-stronger.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|strongere}} Middle English strongere, {{m|enm|strengere||stronger}} strengere (“stronger”), {{inh|en|ang|strongra}} Old English strongra, {{m|ang|strengra||stronger}} strengra (“stronger”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*strangizô||*stronger}} Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*strangaz||strong}} Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), {{suffix|en|strong|er}} strong + -er, {{l|en|strong}} strong Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} stronger
  1. comparative form of strong: more strong Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: strong (extra: more strong)
    Sense id: en-stronger-en-adj-iQI-AG6U
  2. (logic) Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-stronger-en-adj-9S6wqG7m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 83 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 2 71 26 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  3. Better.
    Sense id: en-stronger-en-adj-UyBwgUrJ

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