absolutecomparative (pluralabsolute comparatives)

1. (grammar) The use of acomparative to indicate a relatively highdegree of some quality, without explicitly making acomparison, as in "higher education".
   • 1995, John W. M. Verhaar,Toward a Reference Grammar of Tok Pisin, page255:

     In a large number of languages (Tok Pisin among them), however, absolute positives may function asabsolute comparatives. Considerations such as these are needed to understand Tok Pisin degrees of comparison.

• absolute superlative

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