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superjacent

[soo-per-jey-suhnt]

su·per·ja·cent

[soo-per-jey-suhnt]
adjective
lying above or upon something else.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin superjacent- (stem of superjacēns), present participle of superjacēre to rest upon. See super-, subjacent
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Superjacent is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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superjacent (ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt)
 
adj
lying immediately above or upon
 
[C17: from Late Latin superjacēre, from Latin super- + jacēre to lie]

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