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| 1. | admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance. |
| 2. | sumptuous; rich; grand: superb jewels. |
| 3. | of a proudly imposing appearance or kind; majestic: superb mountain vistas. |
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superb
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adj.
[Latin superbus, arrogant, superior; see uper in Indo-European roots.] su·perb'ly adv., su·perb'ness n. |
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superb
1549, "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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| 1. | of surpassing excellence; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" [syn: brilliant] |
| 2. | surpassingly good; "a superb meal" |
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superb [suˈpəːb] adjective
magnificent or excellent
Example: a superb view/meal
Example: a superb view/meal
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Superb
Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See Super-.]1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade. 2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations. 3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition. Superb paradise bird (Zo["o]l.), a bird of paradise (Paradis[ae]a, or Lophorina, superba) having the scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on the breast. The color is deep violet, or nearly black, with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright metallic green. Superb warber. (Zo["o]l.) See Blue wren, under Wren. -- Su*perb"ly, adv. -- Su*perb"ness, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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