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[soo-purb, suh-]

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adjective

admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.

sumptuous; rich; grand: superb jewels.

of a proudly imposing appearance or kind; majestic: superb mountain vistas.

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin superbus proud, superior, excellent, equivalent to super- super- + -bus adj. suffix (akin to be)

Related forms

su·perb·ly, adverb

su·perb·ness, noun

Synonyms
2. elegant. See magnificent.

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superb (sʊˈpɜːb, sjʊ-)

—*adj*
1.	surpassingly good; excellent: a superb actor
2.	majestic or imposing: a superb mansion
3.	magnificently rich; luxurious: the jubilee was celebrated with a superb banquet

[C16: from Old French superbe, from Latin superbus distinguished, from super above]

su'perbly

—*adv*

su'perbness

—n

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Word Origin & History

superb

1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from L. superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE base *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.

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