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| comparative | |
| 1. adj. Of or relating to comparison. |  |
| 2. adj. Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it. | |
| comparative anatomy | |
| 3. adj. Approximated by comparison; relative. | |
| 4. adj. (obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison. | |
| 5. subst. (grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil. | |
| 6. subst. (grammar) A word in the comparative form. | |
| 7. subst. (obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer. | |
| 8. subst. (obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit. | |
