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su⋅per

  [soo-per]
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–noun
1. Informal.
a. a superintendent, esp. of an apartment house.
b. supermarket.
c. supernumerary.
d. supervisor.
2. an article of a superior quality, grade, size, etc.
3. (in beekeeping) the portion of a hive in which honey is stored.
4. Printing. supercalendered paper.
5. Television. an additional image superimposed on the original video image: A super of the guest's name is included under the picture when the guest is introduced.
–adjective
6. of the highest degree, power, etc.
7. of an extreme or excessive degree.
8. Informal. very good; first-rate; excellent.
9. (of measurement) superficial.
10. superfine.
–adverb
11. Slang. very; extremely or excessively: super classy; a super large portion of food.
Origin:
1620–30; 1920–25 for def. 8; independent use of super- (construed as an adj. or adv.), or shortening of words prefixed with it

super-

 
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning “above, beyond.” Words formed with super- have the following general senses: “to place or be placed above or over” (superimpose; supersede), “a thing placed over or added to another” (superscript; superstructure; supertax), “situated over” (superficial; superlunary) and, more figuratively, “an individual, thing, or property that exceeds customary norms or levels” (superalloy; superconductivity; superman; superstar), “an individual or thing larger, more powerful, or with wider application than others of its kind” (supercomputer; superhighway; superpower; supertanker), “exceeding the norms or limits of a given class” (superhuman; superplastic), “having the specified property to a great or excessive degree” (supercritical; superfine; supersensitive), “to subject to (a physical process) to an extreme degree or in an unusual way” (supercharge; supercool; supersaturate), “a category that embraces a number of lesser items of the specified kind” (superfamily; supergalaxy), “a chemical compound with a higher proportion than usual of a given constituent” (superphosphate).
Origin:
< L super (prep. and v. prefix) above, beyond, in addition, to an especially high degree; akin to Gk hypér (see hyper- ), Skt upari; see over

super.

 
1. superintendent.
2. superior.
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su·per   (sōō'pər)   
n.  
  1. Informal An article or a product of superior size, quality, or grade.
  2. Informal
    1. A superintendent in an apartment or office building.
    2. A supernumerary.
  3. Printing A thin starched cotton mesh used to reinforce the spines and covers of books.
adj.   Informal
  1. Very large, great, or extreme: "yet another super Skyscraper" (Dylan Thomas).
  2. Excellent; first-rate: a super party.
adv.   Informal
Especially; extremely: a super accurate missile; was super careful.
tr.v.   su·pered, su·per·ing, su·pers Printing
To reinforce (a book spine or cover) with super.

[From super-.]
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Super

Su"per\, n. A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. [Theatrical Cant]
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Language Translation for : super
Spanish: guapísimo, estupendo, tremendo,
German: super…,
Japanese: すごい
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super 
"first-rate, excellent," 1837, from prefix in superfine (1682), denoting "highest grade of goods," from L. super "above, over, beyond" (see super-). Extended usage as a general term of approval is 1895 slang, revived 1960s. Rhyming reduplication form super-duper first attested 1940.
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SUPER
The successor to LOGLISP, based on LNF.
["New Generation Knowledge Processing: Final Report on the SUPER System", J Alan Robinson et al, CASE Center TR 8707, Syracuse U, 1987].
(1994-11-24)

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super
  1. superintendent
  2. supernumerary
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