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su·preme1

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–adjective

1.	highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.

2.	of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.: supreme courage.

3.	greatest, utmost, or extreme: supreme disgust.

4.	last or final; ultimate.

[Origin: 1510–20; < L suprémus, superl. of superus upper, adj. deriv. of super (see super-)

]

—Related forms

su·preme·ly, adverb

su·preme·ness, noun

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–noun

suprême (def. 3).

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1.	Also called sauce suprême. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.

2.	Also called suprême de volaille. a dish prepared or served with this sauce, esp. boned chicken breast.

Also, supreme.

a.	a bowl or the like designed for the serving of cold foods in an inner container that is nestled in cracked ice.

b.	a dessert or appetizer served in such a container.

[Origin: < F < L suprémus supreme¹

]

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adj.

Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
Ultimate; final: the supreme sacrifice.

[Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

su·preme'ly adv., su·preme'ness n.

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n.

A rich velouté made with chicken stock, cream, and egg yolks. Also called sauce suprême.
A dish made or served with this sauce, especially the breast and wing of chicken or other fowl. Also called suprême de volaille.
1. A sherbet glass with a large bowl.
2. A dessert served in such a glass.
3. A container, such as a glass bowl, used for serving cold food in an inner container that nestles on crushed or cracked ice.
4. Food served in such a vessel.
1. A container, such as a glass bowl, used for serving cold food in an inner container that nestles on crushed or cracked ice.
2. Food served in such a vessel.

[French, supreme, suprême, from Latin suprēmus, supreme; see supreme.]

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supreme

1523, from M.Fr. suprême, from L. supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being first attested 1699; Supreme Court is from 1709. Supremacist is attested from 1959, originally with ref. to racial beliefs.

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supreme
adjective
1.	final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"
2.	greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" [syn: sovereign]
3.	highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
4.	greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"

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supreme1 [suˈpriːm] adjective

the highest, greatest, or most powerful
Example: the supreme ruler

Arabic:	السّامي، الأسْمى
Chinese (Simplified):	至上的
Chinese (Traditional):	至上的
Czech:	nejvyšší
Danish:	øverst
Dutch:	hoogst
Estonian:	kõrgeim
Finnish:	korkein
French:	suprême
German:	oberst
Greek:	ανώτατος, ύπατος
Hungarian:	legfőbb
Icelandic:	æðstur, bestur
Indonesian:	tertinggi
Italian:	supremo

Japanese:	最高の
Korean:	최고의
Latvian:	augstākais; lielākais
Lithuanian:	aukščiausias, didžiausias
Norwegian:	høyest, mektigste
Polish:	najwyższy
Portuguese (Brazil):	supremo
Portuguese (Portugal):	supremo
Romanian:	suprem
Russian:	верховный; высший
Slovak:	najvyšší
Slovenian:	vrhovni
Spanish:	supremo
Swedish:	högst, suverän, över-
Turkish:	yüce, ulu, yüksek

supreme2 [suˈpriːm] adjective

the greatest possible
Example: an act of supreme courage

Arabic:	الأعْظَم
Chinese (Simplified):	极度的
Chinese (Traditional):	極度的
Czech:	nejvyšší
Danish:	størst
Dutch:	allerhoogst
Estonian:	ülim
Finnish:	äärimmäinen
French:	suprême
German:	höchst
Greek:	υπέρτατος, ύψιστος
Hungarian:	legnagyobb
Icelandic:	óviðjafnanlegur
Indonesian:	palking besar
Italian:	supremo

Japanese:	この上ない
Korean:	지대한, 대단한
Latvian:	izcils; sevišķs
Lithuanian:	begalinis, didžiausias
Norwegian:	enestående, uforliknelig
Polish:	ostateczny, największy
Portuguese (Brazil):	supremo
Portuguese (Portugal):	supremo
Romanian:	suprem
Russian:	высочайший
Slovak:	najvyšší
Slovenian:	največji
Spanish:	supremo
Swedish:	enastående, ojämförlig
Turkish:	azami, en büyük, *yüksek

See also: supremacy, the Supreme Court

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Supreme, LA (CDP, FIPS 74235) Location: 29.85959 N, 90.99262 W
Population (1990): 1020 (293 housing units)
Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

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Sum\, n. [OE. summe, somme, OF. sume, some, F. somme, L. summa, fr. summus highest, a superlative from sub under. See Sub-, and cf. Supreme.]

1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.

Take ye the sum of all the congregation. --Num. i. 2.

Note: Sum is now commonly applied to an aggregate of numbers, and number to an aggregate of persons or things.

2. A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum. "The sum of forty pound." --Chaucer.

With a great sum obtained I this freedom. --Acts xxii. 28.

3. The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections.

4. Height; completion; utmost degree.

Thus have I told thee all my state, and brought My story to the sum of earthly bliss. --Milton.

5. (Arith.) A problem to be solved, or an example to be wrought out. --Macaulay.

A sum in arithmetic wherein a flaw discovered at a particular point is ipso facto fatal to the whole. --Gladstone.

A large sheet of paper . . . covered with long sums. --Dickens.

Algebraic sum, as distinguished from arithmetical sum, the aggregate of two or more numbers or quantities taken with regard to their signs, as + or -, according to the rules of addition in algebra; thus, the algebraic sum of -2, 8, and -1 is 5.

In sum, in short; in brief. [Obs.] "In sum, the gospel . . . prescribes every virtue to our conduct, and forbids every sin." --Rogers.

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