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–adjective

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.

[Origin: 1540–50; < L superbus proud, superior, excellent, equiv. 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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adj.

Of unusually high quality; excellent: a superb wine; superb skill.
Majestic; imposing: The cheetah is a superb animal.
Rich; luxurious.

[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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superb
adjective
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

Arabic:	رائِع، خَلاب
Chinese (Simplified):	壮丽的，极好的
Chinese (Traditional):	壯麗的，極好的
Czech:	skvělý
Danish:	superb
Dutch:	magnifiek
Estonian:	suurepärane, võrratu
Finnish:	suurenmoinen
French:	superbe, magnifique
German:	herrlich
Greek:	εξαιρετικός
Hungarian:	csodálatos
Icelandic:	frábær
Indonesian:	hebat
Italian:	superbo, magnifico

Japanese:	すばらしい
Korean:	화려한, 훌륭한
Latvian:	izcils; krāšņs; kolosāls
Lithuanian:	puikus
Norwegian:	herlig, ypperlig, superb
Polish:	przepiękny, znakomity
Portuguese (Brazil):	magnífico
Portuguese (Portugal):	magnífico
Romanian:	superb, magnific
Russian:	превосходный
Slovak:	nádherný; vynikajúci
Slovenian:	prekrasen
Spanish:	magnífico, maravilloso, excelente
Swedish:	superb, storartad
Turkish:	şahane

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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.

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