// n. or adj. 1. A construction in which some entity is characterized as possessing some property to a greater or lesser degree than some other entity. Examples are Janet is taller than Lisa and This book is less interesting than that one, the second...

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In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another. See comparison. The structure of a...