supreme
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adjective
1.
highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
2.
of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.: supreme courage.
3.
greatest, utmost, or extreme: supreme disgust.
4.
last or final; ultimate.
Origin:
1510–20; < Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus upper, adj. derivative of super (see super-)
1510–20; < Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus upper, adj. derivative of super (see super-)
Related forms
su·preme·ly, adverb
su·preme·ness, noun
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noun
suprême ( def 3 ).
noun
1.
Also called sauce suprême. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.
2.
Also called suprême de volaille. a dish prepared or served with this sauce, especially boned chicken breast.
3.
Also, supreme.
a.
a bowl or the like designed for the serving of cold foods in an inner container that is nestled in cracked ice.
b.
a dessert or appetizer served in such a container.
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supreme (sʊˈpriːm, sjʊ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of highest status or power: a supreme tribunal |
| 2. | (usually prenominal) of highest quality, importance, etc: supreme endeavour |
| 3. | greatest in degree; extreme: supreme folly |
| 4. | (prenominal) final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate: the supreme judgment |
| [C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super above] | |
| su'premely | |
| —adv | |
| su'premeness | |
| —n | |
| suprême (sʊˈpriːm, -ˈprɛm, sjʊ-) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: suprême sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added |
| 2. | the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in suprême sauce |
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Word Origin & History
supreme
1523, from M.Fr. suprême, from L. supremus "highest," superlative of superus "situated above," from super "above" (see super-). Supreme Being first attested 1699; Supreme Court is from 1709. Supremacist is attested from 1959, originally with ref. to racial beliefs.
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Example sentences
To know how to enter a drawing-room is supposed to be one of the supreme tests of good breeding.
Subjective judgment must not receive supreme power to decide who can or cannot get tenure.
When he arrives, he stops and stands before the cube with supreme patience.
But that supreme moment is tragic rather than harmonious.
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