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More More, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. Most.] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D. meer, OS. m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri, meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. Most, uch, Major.] 1. Greater; superior; increased; as: (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular. He gat more money. --Chaucer. If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton. Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this, their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like, for more. Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height, Do make them music for their more delight. --Spenser. The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. --Acts xix. 32. Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. --Shak. (b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we. --Ex. i. 9. 2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more words to conquer. With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.
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Most Most, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See Most, a.] In the greatest or highest degree. Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates. --Milton. Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double superlative was common. See More, adv. The most unkindest cut of all. --Shak. The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts xxvi. 5.
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Much Much, a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More, and Most, from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. ?, fem. ?, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much. [root]103. See Mickle.] 1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. --Deut. xxviii. 38. 2. Many in number. [Archaic] Edom came out against him with much people. --Num. xx. 20. 3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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