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comparative

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishcomparatif, fromMiddle Frenchcomparatif, fromLatincomparātīvus, equivalent tocomparātus, fromcomparāre(“to compare”) +-ive, fromLatin-īvus.

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comparative (comparativemorecomparative,superlativemostcomparative)

  1. Of or relating tocomparison.
    He gave us acomparative example to illustrate how the human mind works.
    • 1773,James Burnett,Of the Origin and Progress of Language:
      that kind of animals that have thecomparative faculty, by which they compare things together, deliberate and resolve.
  2. Usingcomparison as amethod ofstudy, orfounded on something using it.
    Acomparative study between Homo Sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
    comparative anatomy
    • 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The riding of B.R. coaches”, inTrains Illustrated, pages705–706:
      After all, it is undeniable that the B.R. standard coach scored highly incomparative trials with other European railway vehicles on the Continent a few years ago, so that B.R. civil engineers must share responsibility for any defects in its behaviour over here.
  3. Approximated by comparison;relative.
    • 2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, inThe Guardian‎[1], London:
      The Olympics, the weather and acomparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.
    • 1837,William Whewell,History of the Inductive Sciences:
      The recurrence ofcomparative warmth and cold.
    • 1692,Richard Bentley,A Confutation of Atheism:
      This bubble,[…] by reason of itscomparative levity to the fluid that encloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top.
  4. (obsolete)Comparable; bearing comparison.
    • 1819, Lord Byron,Don Juan,II.137:
      And need he had of slumber yet, for none / Had suffered more—his hardships werecomparative / To those related in my grand-dad'sNarrative.

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of or relating to comparison
using comparison as a method of study
relative
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Noun

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comparative (pluralcomparatives)

  2. (grammar) Thedegree of comparison of anadjective oradverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certainproperty or a certainway ofdoing something. In English, thecomparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix-er or the wordmore (e.g.bigger,more fully); thecomparative of equality, by adding the wordas (e.g.as big,as fully); thecomparative of inferiority, by adding the wordless (e.g.less big,less fully).
    Synonym:comparative degree
    Hypernym:degree of comparison
    Hyponyms:comparative of superiority,comparative of equality,comparative of inferiority
    Coordinate terms:positive,superlative
  3. (grammar) An adjective or adverb in the comparative degree.
  4. (chiefly in theplural)Data used to make a comparison.
    • 2010, Barry Smith,Introductory Financial Accounting and Reporting, page171:
      Investment ratios are positive. Comparative or trend data are required to draw final conclusions. The absence ofcomparatives and trend data constrains the conclusions.
  5. (obsolete) Anequal; arival; acompeer.
  6. (obsolete) One who makescomparisons; one whoaffectswit.

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Translations

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degree of comparison
adjective or adverb in the comparative degree

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French

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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comparative

  1. femininesingular ofcomparatif

Italian

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Adjective

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comparative

  1. feminineplural ofcomparativo

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Latin

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Adjective

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comparātīve

  1. vocativemasculinesingular ofcomparātīvus

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