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superlative

degree of comparison for adjectives and adverbs
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Summary

superlative is a degree of comparison[1]. superlative draws 453 Wikipedia views per month (degree of comparison category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: inflected form[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Superlatives[4]
  • Described at URL: https://universaldependencies.org/u/feat/Degree.html#sup-superlative-third-degree[5], https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199675128.001.0001/acref-9780199675128-e-3285[6], https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780192800619.001.0001/acref-9780192800619-e-1179[7]
  • Facet of: comparison[8]
  • Equivalent class: http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#superlative[9]
  • Different from: superlative case[10]
  • P14892: Superlative[11]
  • P14940: bll-13312486X[12]

Why It Matters

superlative has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] superlative is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Exact match → —
    Isocat id → 4925, 1422, 2782 +1
    Equivalent class → http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/2.0/lexinfo#superlative
    P14892 → Superlative
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 3505, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7328730|SuperlativeAdjective (#7328730)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'mat"
  2. 3d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14940 → bll-13312486X
    Exact match → —
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14940: bll-13312486X"
  3. 12d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 22
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fiu_vro', 'fr', 'gl', 'i
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove badge intentional sitelink to redirect from jawiki sitelink; sitelink points to a non-redirect page #msynbotTask10"
  4. 13w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → degree of comparison
    Aliases → —
    Different from → superlative case
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge sitelink to redirect to lawiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
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