absolute comparative
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The use of a comparative to indicate a relatively high degree of some quality, without…
The use of a comparative to indicate a relatively high degree of some quality, without explicitly making a comparison, as in "higher education".
- In a large number of languages (Tok Pisin among them), however, absolute positives may function as absolute comparatives. Considerations such as these are needed to understand Tok Pisin degrees of comparison.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for absolute comparative. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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