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Definition of absolute noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

absolute

noun
 
/ˈæbsəluːt/
 
/ˈæbsəluːt/
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  1. an idea or a principle that is believed to be true or relevant in any circumstances
    • Right and wrong are, for her, moral absolutes.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolutus ‘freed, unrestricted’, past participle of absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.
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