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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
superlative
1. an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) (Freq. 1) - the critics lavished superlatives on it • Members of this Usage Domain: best, worst, most, least, fewest, nearest, nighest, closest • Hypernyms: praise, congratulations, kudos, extolment 2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development - his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty - the artist's gifts are at their acme - at the height of her career - the peak of perfection - summer was at its peak - ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame - the summit of his ambition - so many highest superlatives achieved by man - at the top of his profession • Syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, meridian, tiptop, top • Derivationally related forms: top (for: top), meridian (for: meridian), peak (for: peak), elevate (for: elevation) • Hypernyms: degree, level, stage, point 3. the superlative form of an adjective or adverb - 'fastest' is the superlative of the adjective 'fast' - 'least famous' is the superlative degree of the adjective 'famous' - 'most surely' is the superlative of the adverb 'surely' • Syn: superlative degree • Hypernyms: adjective, adverb
highest in quality (Freq. 1) • Syn: greatest, sterling • Similar to: superior
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