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Stronger

//stɹɒŋɡə// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of strong: more strong comparative, form-of

    "As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and American practice; certainly the American influence has always been much stronger than in Australia."

  2. 2
    Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
  3. 3
    Better.

    "Compared to the previous semester, my grades now are a lot stronger."

Etymology

From Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.

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