Latin A-Level
Irregular comparatives
What Irregular comparatives means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Irregular comparatives
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Reference: OCR
Irregulars include bonus → melior → optimus, malus → peior → pessimus, magnus → maior → maximus, and their adverb forms.
Topics that use Irregular comparatives
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