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Definition of comparative noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

comparative

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/kəmˈpærətɪv/
 
/kəmˈperətɪv/
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  1. the form of an adjective or adverb that expresses more in amount, degree or quality
    • ‘Better’ is the comparative of ‘good’ and ‘more difficult’ is the comparative of ‘difficult’.
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (3)): from Latin comparativus, from comparare ‘to pair, match’, from compar ‘like, equal’, from com- ‘with’ + par ‘equal’.
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