Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Used to compare different things, showing difference in degree or quantity Synonyms:
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'Your fear of him seems greater than your love for me.'
You are a cleverer man than I am, Japp."
'Bodily illness is more easy to bear than mental.'
Etymology:
From Middle English than, thanne, from Old English þanne, þænne, used as a conjunction and adverb for denoting comparison.
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