Absolute Comparative
A number of fixed expressions use a comparative form where no comparison is being asserted, such as higher education or younger generation.
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Famous quotes containing the words absolute and/or comparative:
“... the absolute freedom of woman will be the dawn of the day of man’s regeneration. In raising her he will elevate himself.”
—Tennessee Claflin (1846–1923)
“Our comparative fidelity was fear of defeat at the hands of another partner.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)
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