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Lake Superior

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Su⋅pe⋅ri⋅or

  [suh-peer-ee-er, soo-]
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1. Lake, a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 mi. (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 ft. (393 m); 602 ft. (183 m) above sea level.
2. a port in NW Wisconsin, on Lake Superior. 29,571.
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Su·pe·ri·or   (sŏŏ-pîr'ē-ər)   
The largest and westernmost of the Great Lakes, between the north-central United States and southern Ontario, Canada. It was probably first sighted by French explorers in the early 1600s.
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Cultural Dictionary

Lake Superior

Lake bordered by Ontario, Canada, to the north and east; Michigan and Wisconsin to the south; and Minnesota to the west.

Note: The largest freshwater lake in the world, Lake Superior is the largest, highest in elevation, and deepest of the Great Lakes.
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Word Origin & History

superior  (adj.)
1390, "higher in position," from O.Fr. superior, from L. superiorem (nom. superior) "higher," comparative of superus "situated above, upper," from super "above, over" (see super-). Meaning "higher in rank or dignity" is attested from 1485; sense of "of a higher nature or character" is attested from 1533. Noun meaning "person of higher rank" is attested from 1483.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: su·pe·ri·or
Function: adjective
: of higher status, rank, or priority
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: su·pe·ri·or
Pronunciation: su-'pir-E-&r
Function: adjective
1 : situated toward the head and further away fromthe feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being superior medial edge of the patient's right scapula —J. M. Lewis>—compare INFERIOR 1
2 : situated in a more anterior or dorsal position in the body of a quadruped—compare INFERIOR 2
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Medical Dictionary

superior su·pe·ri·or (s&oobreve;-pēr'ē-ər)
adj.

  1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority.

  2. Situated above or directed upward.

  3. Situated nearer the top of the head.

su·pe'ri·or·ly adv.

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