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super
1[ soo-per ]
noun
- Informal.
- a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
- an article of a superior quality, grade, size, etc.
- (in beekeeping) the portion of a hive in which honey is stored.
- Printing. supercalendered paper.
- Television. an additional image superimposed on the original video image:
A super of the guest's name is included under the picture when the guest is introduced.
adjective
- of the highest degree, power, etc.
- of an extreme or excessive degree.
- Informal. very good; first-rate; excellent.
- (of measurement) superficial.
adverb
- Slang. very; extremely or excessively:
super classy; a super large portion of food.
super-
2- a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning “above, beyond.” Words formed with super- have the following general senses: “to place or be placed above or over” ( superimpose; supersede ), “a thing placed over or added to another” ( superscript; superstructure; supertax ), “situated over” ( superficial; superlunary ) and, more figuratively, “an individual, thing, or property that exceeds customary norms or levels” ( superalloy; superconductivity; superman; superstar ), “an individual or thing larger, more powerful, or with wider application than others of its kind” ( supercomputer; superhighway; superpower; supertanker ), “exceeding the norms or limits of a given class” ( superhuman; superplastic ), “having the specified property to a great or excessive degree” ( supercritical; superfine; supersensitive ), “to subject to (a physical process) to an extreme degree or in an unusual way” ( supercharge; supercool; supersaturate ), “a category that embraces a number of lesser items of the specified kind” ( superfamily; supergalaxy ), “a chemical compound with a higher proportion than usual of a given constituent” ( superphosphate ).
super.
3abbreviation for
- superintendent.
- superior.
super-
1prefix
- placed above or over
superscript
- of greater size, extent, quality, etc
supermarket
- surpassing others; outstanding
superstar
- beyond a standard or norm; exceeding or exceedingly
supersonic
- indicating that a chemical compound contains a specified element in a higher proportion than usual
superoxide
super
2/ ˈsuːpə /
adjective
- informal.outstanding; exceptionally fine
noun
- petrol with a high octane rating
- informal.a superintendent or supervisor
- informal.superannuation benefits
- informal.superphosphate
interjection
- informal.an enthusiastic expression of approval or assent
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Example Sentences
Boys are taught early in life to devalue care, to be hyper-competitive, super-achieving men.
The relationships, and motivations of their chief participants, are as tangled and shady as you expect of the super-rich.
Further, in the Super Tuesday states of Florida, Texas, and Virginia, Paul is operating at a decided disadvantage.
But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.
Romneyland is abuzz over the new super PAC—and not in a good way.
Not only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell Sub-quint to Great coupler!
This circumstance alone, ought to be strong evidence, even to a skeptic, of its super-human origin.
His eyes were sighting along an instrument of his own devising as if he were aiming some super-gun of a great air cruiser.
Lords not only ought to be gentlefolk, and be fed and waited upon and live in affluent idleness, but super-gentlefolk.
It was more ferocious than the merely brutal glare of a tiger; it was an intentional malignity, super-beastly and sub-human.
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