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su·preme1       [suh-preem, soo-] Pronunciation Key
–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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su·preme2       [suh-preem, -preym, soo-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
suprême (def. 3).
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su·prême       [suh-preem, -preym, soo-; Fr. sy-prem] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.
3.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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su·preme       (sŏŏ-prēm')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
  2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
  3. 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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su·prême       (sŏŏ-prēm', -prěm')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A rich velouté made with chicken stock, cream, and egg yolks. Also called sauce suprême.
  2. 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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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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Supreme

Su*preme"\, a. [L. supremus, superlative of superus that is above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. supr[^e]me. See Super-, and cf. Sum.]

1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power.

He that is the supreme King of kings. --Shak.

2. Highest; greatest; most excellent or most extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity; supreme folly.

Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and those spheres could not but clash. --De Quincey.

3. (Bot.) Situated at the highest part or point.

The Supreme, the Almighty; God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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