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In Semitic languages, the “adjective degree of superiority.” In some languages such as Arabic, the concepts of comparative and superlative degree of an adjective are merged into a single form, the elative. How this form is understood or translated depends upon context and definiteness. In the absence of comparison, the elative conveys the notion of “greatest”, “supreme.”
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elative
noun
In
Semitic
languages,
the
“adjective
degree
of
superiority.”
In
some
languages
such
as
Arabic,
the
concepts
of
comparative
and
superlative
degree
of
an
adjective
are
merged
into
a
single
form,
the
elative.
How
this
form
is
understood
or
translated
depends
upon
context
and
definiteness.
In
the
absence
of
comparison,
the
elative
conveys
the
notion
of
“greatest”,
“supreme.”
意味（1）
In
Semitic
languages,
the
“adjective
degree
of
superiority.”
In
some
languages
such
as
Arabic,
the
concepts
of
comparative
and
superlative
degree
of
an
adjective
are
merged
into
a
single
form,
the
elative.
How
this
form
is
understood
or
translated
depends
upon
context
and
definiteness.
In
the
absence
of
comparison,
the
elative
conveys
the
notion
of
“greatest”,
“supreme.”
