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Definition of Elative
1. 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.
Definition of Elative
1. Noun. (grammar) In Semitic languages, the “adjective 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.” ¹
2. Noun. (grammar) In Finno-Ugric languages, one of the locative cases, expressing “out of,” as in Finnish talosta, Hungarian házból (“out of the house”). Its opposite is the illative case (“into”). In Finnish, the case form is used also to express "out of" or "proximity" in a figurative sense which in English is often conveyed by the word '''"about"'''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elative
1. an adjectival form in some languages [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elative
Literary usage of Elative
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Comparison of Adjectives in English in the XV and the XVI Century by Louise Pound (1901)
"the part played by elative superlatives has been somewhat less important. ...
It may be added that the elative construction is not often treated in English ..."
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