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   superlative

   /suːˈpəːlətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. of the highest quality or degree: "a superlative piece of skill"
   • 2. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest, most fiercely).

   noun

   • 1. a superlative adjective or adverb.
   • ▪ the highest degree of comparison.
   • 2. an exaggerated or hyperbolical expression of praise: "the critics ran out of superlatives to describe him"
   • 3. something or someone embodying excellence: "chilli has become the superlative among spices"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French superlatif, -ive, from late Latin superlativus, from Latin superlatus ‘carried beyond’, past participle of superferre.

   Derivatives

   • 1. superlatively adverb
   • 2. superlativeness noun

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