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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

the most perfect of ruminant animals

This animal is classed among the most perfect of ruminant animals.

Source: The Complete Cow-Doctor; Or, Farmer's Companion: Treating of the Most Common ...
By Joshua ROWLIN

In that sentence "perfect" is an adjective, so I think there is a noun omitted after the adjective. Is it correct?

Could you explain the phrase "the most perfect of ruminant animals"?
  

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Square In that sentence "perfect" is an adjective, so I think there is a noun omitted after the adjective. No, no mistaken omission. '

— Mister Micawber

  • Square In that sentence "perfect" is an adjective, so I think there is a noun omitted after the adjective.
  • No, no mistaken omission.
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SquareIn that sentence "perfect" is an adjective, so I think there is a noun omitted after the adjective.
No, no mistaken omission. The adjective is being used as a pronoun, as in 'The richest are not always the happiest.'
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The writer believes this animal, presumably the cow, is the best animal among those animals that chew the cud.
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