collatio secunda — meaning in English
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English meaning
- comparative adjective Measured or judged by comparison rather than in absolute terms.
Senses
collatio secunda 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).
comparative — full definition
- adjective Measured or judged by comparison rather than in absolute terms.
- noun The grammatical form of an adjective or adverb used to compare two things, such as "bigger" or "more quickly."