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English to English adjective
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Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the divine character. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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highest in quality | | source: wordnet30 noun
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an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) | | Example: the critics lavished superlatives on it
source: wordnet30
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the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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the superlative form of an adjective or adverb | | Example: `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'
source: wordnet30
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That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree. | | source: webster1913
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