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su⋅preme

1  [suh-preem, soo-]
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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; < L suprēmus, superl. of superus upper, adj. deriv. of super (see super- )

Related forms:
su⋅preme⋅ly, adverb
su⋅preme⋅ness, noun

su⋅preme

2  [suh-preem, -preym, soo-]
–noun
suprême (def. 3).

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.
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.
Origin:
< F < L suprēmus supreme 1
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su·preme   (sŏŏ-prēm')   
adj.  
  1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
  2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
  3. Ultimate; final: the supreme sacrifice.

[Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.]
su·preme'ly adv., su·preme'ness n.
su·prême   (sŏŏ-prēm', -prěm')   
n.  
  1. A rich velouté made with chicken stock, cream, and egg yolks. Also called sauce suprême.
  2. A dish made or served with this sauce, especially the breast and wing of chicken or other fowl. Also called suprême de volaille.
    1. A sherbet glass with a large bowl.
    2. A dessert served in such a glass.
    3. A container, such as a glass bowl, used for serving cold food in an inner container that nestles on crushed or cracked ice.
    4. Food served in such a vessel.
    1. A container, such as a glass bowl, used for serving cold food in an inner container that nestles on crushed or cracked ice.
    2. Food served in such a vessel.

[French, supreme, suprême, from Latin suprēmus, supreme; see 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
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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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