equativeadj.
/iːˈkweɪtɪv/ Used to denote identity or degree of comparison.
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equative1913
1913 J. M. Jones Welsh Gram. 241 The adjective in Welsh has four degrees of comparison, the positive, the equative, the comparative, and the superlative.
1926 Glasgow Herald 24 June The difficulty of equative terms in dealing with matters of religious belief.
1965 Language 41 72 An equative clause.
1966 G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising ii. 18 Semantically, it [sc. apposition] signifies an equative or attributive relation.
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