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The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.

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superlative

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Source Word

superlative

IPA(Pronunciation)

/suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/

Noun

informal

The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.

Japanese Meaning

最上級：あるものの状態や度合いが極端であり、比較の中で最も高い、低い、深い、遠いなどの極端な特徴を示す状態や程度。

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Receiving the lifetime achievement award felt like the superlative of her career, the ultimate recognition of decades of work.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

生涯功労賞を受けることは、彼女のキャリアにおける頂点であり、数十年にわたる仕事への最高の評価だった。

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Sense（1）

The extreme (e.g. highest, lowest, deepest, farthest, etc) extent or degree of something.

A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is the superlative of excellence.

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Sense（2）

(grammar) The form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective; in English, formed by appending "-est" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "most" before it.