superlatives
noun
Meaning
- The highest extent or degree of something.
- (grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.
- An adjective used to praise something exceptional.
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