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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
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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-.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
super

  1. mod.
    fine; excellent. : This report is just super!
  2. n.
    superintendent. : The super comes by every now and then to check on things.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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