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συγκριτικός — meaning in English

sygritikos

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English meaning

  • comparative adjective Measured or judged by comparison rather than in absolute terms.
  • relative adjective Considered in comparison with something else, rather than in absolute terms.

Senses

συγκριτικός is used for these senses in English:

  • comparative (grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).
  • relative Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

comparative — full definition

  1. adjective Measured or judged by comparison rather than in absolute terms.
  2. noun The grammatical form of an adjective or adverb used to compare two things, such as "bigger" or "more quickly."

relative — full definition

  1. adjective Considered in comparison with something else, rather than in absolute terms.
  2. adjective Directly relevant or connected to a particular subject.
  3. noun A family member, connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

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