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:
“Great conversation ... requires an absolute running of two souls into one.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Our comparative fidelity was fear of defeat at the hands of another partner.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)