Complete Definition of "superlative"

English
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Pronunciation
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SAMPA|/s(ju:"p3:(r)l@tIv/
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Noun
superlative

#grammar The form of an adjective that expresses which of more than two items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
#:The superlative of "big" is "biggest"

  1. informal An adjective in its absolute form used to describe something exceptional.

#:Lincoln is amazing, wonderful, fantastic, and many other superlatives I can�t think of right now!

Translations
form of adjective expressing "most" (noun)

Anglo-Saxon: oferstígendlic adj
Chinese: � (zuì)
Croatian: t+|hr|superlativ|m
Dutch: t+|nl|overtreffende trap|m
Danish: t-|da|superlativ
Finnish: t+|fi|superlatiivi
French: superlatif m
German: t-|de|Superlativ|m
Greek: t|el|��ε�θε�ικ��|m|sc=Grek
Icelandic: t+|is|efsta stig|n
Italian: superlativo m
mid
Japanese: ��� (��������, saij�kyu)
Novial: superlative
Persian: FAchar|ص�ت برتر�� (sefat-e bartarin)
Polish: stopie� najwyższy m
Portuguese: superlativo m
Russian: п�ево��одн�й|п�ево��одна� ��епен� (prevos�ódnaja stépen�) f
Slovene: presežnik m, superlativ m
Spanish: superlativo m
Swedish: t+|sv|superlativ|n

Adjective
superlative

  1. exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb.
  2. of or relating to a superlative.

describing something exceptional (adjective)

French: suprême
German: höchst, hervorragend
Novial: superlativi
mid
Portuguese: supremo
Russian: в��о�ай�ий (vyso�ájšij), вели�ай�ий (veli�ájšij)
Spanish: supremo

See also
absolute
comparative
elative
three degrees of comparison

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