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superlatif

/sy.pɛʁ.la.tif/

noun, masculine/sy.pɛʁ.la.tif/plural: superlatifs

superlative

Inherited from Old French superlatif, borrowed from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).

adjective/sy.pɛʁ.la.tif/

superlative; superlative (the best)

Inherited from Old French superlatif, borrowed from Late Latin superlātīvus, from Latin superlātus (“extravagant, of hyperbole”), past participle of superfero (“carry over”), from super (“above”) + fero (“bear, carry”).

superlatif — French Dictionary | Passage