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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: super- prefix - 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
Etymology: from Latin super above su•per /ˈsupɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Informal Termsa superintendent, esp. of an apartment house:The sink is flooding; call the super.
adj. - of the highest degree, power, etc.:a super council.
- of an extreme degree:super haste.
- Informal Termsvery good;
first-rate;
excellent:a super job.
adv. - Slang Termsvery;
extremely:super cooperative.
super-, prefix. - super- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "above, beyond;
above or over (another);
situated or located over'':superficial, superimpose, superstructure. - super- is also used to mean "an individual, thing, or property that surpasses customary or normal amounts or levels, as being larger, more powerful, or having something to a great degree or to too great a degree'':supercomputer, superconductivity, supercool, supercritical, superhighway, superhuman, superman.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024su•per (so̅o̅′pər),USA pronunciation n. - Informal Terms
- a superintendent, esp. of an apartment house.
- supermarket.
- supernumerary.
- supervisor.
- an article of a superior quality, grade, size, etc.
- Insects(in beekeeping) the portion of a hive in which honey is stored.
- Printingsupercalendered paper.
- Radio and Television, Show Business[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.
adj. - of the highest degree, power, etc.
- of an extreme or excessive degree.
- Informal Termsvery good;
first-rate;
excellent. - Weights and Measures(of measurement) superficial.
- superfine.
adv. - Slang Termsvery;
extremely or excessively:super classy; a super large portion of food.
- 1620–30; 1920–25 for def. 8; independent use of super- (construed as an adjective, adjectival or adverb, adverbial), or shortening of words prefixed with it
- 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).
- Latin super (preposition and verb, verbal prefix) above, beyond, in addition, to an especially high degree; akin to Greek hypér (see hyper-), Sanskrit upari; see over
- superintendent.
- superior.
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