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单词 superordinary
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superordinaryadj.

Brit. /ˌsuːpərˈɔːdᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˌsjuːpərˈɔːdᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˌsuːpərˈɔːdn̩(ə)ri/, /ˌsjuːpərˈɔːdn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈɔrdnˌɛri/
Forms: see super- prefix and ordinary adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, ordinary adj.
Etymology: < super- prefix + ordinary adj. With sense 2 compare supraordinary adj., and also Italian sopraordinario (16th cent.).
1. Military. Of a soldier: not officially ranked or counted as part of a unit. Obsolete. rare.
ΚΠ
1616 J. Bingham in tr. Ælian Tactiks ix. 67 Fiue superordinarie men... That which I translated, superordinary, is in Greeke Ectactoi. Suidas giues the reason, why they were so called: because saith he, they were not numbred as part of the battaile, that is ordered in files & ranckes.
2. That is above, beyond, or superior to the ordinary; extraordinary.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] > surpassing the ordinary
surpassingc1580
supraordinarya1623
superordinary1630
extraordinary1649
higher1718
above par1776
extra1850
premium1856
plus1921
double dip1963
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 388 Recommended to that honour, for some superordinary skill at their weapon.
1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 43 When he has got a superordinary Dinner.
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. iii. 57 A man of super-ordinary probity.
1884 C. F. Deems Light of Nations I. vii. vi. 674 He had exhibited superordinary power in healing diseases.
1903 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 77 Influences that should rather be defined as superordinary than supernatural.
1999 T. Palmer Heart of Amer. 19 Clouds swirl at mountaintops.., and there is something superordinary about them, something celestial.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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