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comparative a. relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"
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comparative n. [
comparative degree] the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "'faster' is the comparative of the adjective 'fast'"; "'less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective 'famous'"; "'more surely' is the comparative of the adverb 'surely'"
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comparative a. [
relative] estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"
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