About The Word Super
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What's The Definition Of Super?
[n] a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
[adv] to an extreme degree; "the house was super clean for Mother's visit" [adj] including more than a specified category; "a super experiment" [adj] extremely large; "another super skyscraper" [adj] (informal) of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" Synonyms | Synonyms for Super: ace | A-one | big | comprehensive | crack | extremely | first-rate | large | superintendent | superior | tiptop | topnotch | tops(p) Related Terms | Find terms related to Super: See Also | caretaker Super In Webster's Dictionary \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub
under, and E. over. See {Over}, and cf. {Hyper-}, {Sub-},
{Supra-}, {Sur-}.]
1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and
above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,
supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the
ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was
present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as
compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,
acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid
sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but
with sharper definition. Cf. {Acid}, a., {Bi-}, {Di-}, and
{Per-}.
\Su"per\, n. A contraction of {Supernumerary}, in sense 2. [Theatrical Cant] |
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