/aβsoˈluto/
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Translation
absolute, total
Word origin
From Latin absolutus ('loosened, unrestricted, complete'), the past participle of absolvere ('to set free, acquit'), from ab- ('away') and solvere ('to loosen'). The same root gives English absolute and absolve.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- absolutus
- English cognates
- absolute, absolve
Grammar
Feminineabsoluta
Masc pluralabsolutos
Fem pluralabsolutas
Examples
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She demanded absolute silence during the exam.
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I have absolutely no idea.
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Not at all, it does not bother me in the slightest.
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He has lived in the most absolute silence for years.
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She has absolute trust in her work team.
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I have absolute trust in my best friend.
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