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Elative logo #10101) The absolute superlative
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Elative logo #21000[gradation] In Semitic linguistics, the elative is a stage of gradation in Arabic that can be used both for a superlative and comparative. The Arabic elative has a special inflection similar to that of colour adjectives, though differing in certain details. To form an elative, the consonants of the adjective`s root are placed in the context...
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elative logo #22641indicating movement out of or away from
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Elative logo #21002• (a.) Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases.
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Elative logo #20972E·la'tive adjective (Gram.) Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called the absolute superlative , denoting a high or intense degree of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in other cases.
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