单词 | superintendency |
释义 | superintendency[ soo-per-in-ten-duhn-see, soo-prin- ] / ˌsu pər ɪnˈtɛn dən si, ˌsu prɪn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR superintendency ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural su·per·in·tend·en·cies.a district or place under a superintendent. the position or work of a superintendent. Also su·per·in·tend·ence. the act or process of superintending; direction; supervision; oversight. Origin of superintendency1590–1600; <Medieval Latin superintendentia, equivalent to superintend(ere) to superintend + -entia-ency OTHER WORDS FROM superintendencypre·su·per·in·tend·ence, nounpre·su·per·in·tend·en·cy, nounWords nearby superintendencysuperinduce, superinfect, superinfection, superinflation, superintend, superintendency, superintendent, superinvolution, superior, superior alveolar nerve, superior anastomotic vein Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for superintendencyBritish Dictionary definitions for superintendencysuperintendency / (ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənsɪ, ˌsuːprɪn-) / noun plural -ciesthe office or jurisdiction of a superintendent a district under the jurisdiction of a superintendent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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