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su⋅preme
1 [suh-preem, soo-]
–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. |
Related forms:
su⋅preme⋅ly, adverb
su⋅preme⋅ness, noun
su⋅prême
[suh-preem, -preym, soo-; Fr. sy-prem]
–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, esp. boned chicken breast. |
| 3. | Also, supreme.
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Supreme
Su*preme"\, a. [L. supremus, superlative of superus that is above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. supr[^e]me. See Super-, and cf. Sum.]1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power. He that is the supreme King of kings. --Shak. 2. Highest; greatest; most excellent or most extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity; supreme folly. Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and those spheres could not but clash. --De Quincey. 3. (Bot.) Situated at the highest part or point. The Supreme, the Almighty; God.
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Language Translation for : supreme
Spanish:
supremo,
German:
oberst,
Japanese:
最高の
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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