Definition of 'super'
1. adjective
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
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super in British English
adjective
noun
exclamation
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Word origin
from Latin: above
Word Frequency
super- in British English
prefix
1.
placed above or over
superscript
5.
superoxide
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Word origin
from Latin super above
Word Frequency
super in American English 1
noun
adjective
4. Informal
outstanding; exceptionally fine
5.
great, extreme, or excessive
adverb
6. Informal
very, extremely, or excessively
verb transitive
7. Bookbinding
to reinforce with super
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Word origin
< super- as used in numerous E comp.
Word Frequency
super in American English 2
1.
superfine
2.
superior
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super- in American English
1.
over, above, on top of
superstructure, superscribe
2.
higher in rank or position than; superior to
superintendent
3.
a.
greater in quality, amount, or degree than; surpassing
superfine, superabundant
b.
greater or better than others of its kind
supermarket
4.
to a degree greater than normal
supersaturate
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Word Frequency
super in American English
(ˈsuːpər)
noun
2.
an article of a superior quality, grade, size, etc
4. Printing
supercalendered paper
5. 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
6.
of the highest degree, power, etc
7.
of an extreme or excessive degree
10.
superfine
adverb
11. slang
very; extremely or excessively
super classy
a super large portion of food
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Word origin
[1620–30; 1920–25 for def. 8; independent use of super- (construed as an adj. or adv.), or shortening of words prefixed with it]Word Frequency
super. in American English
1.
superintendent
2.
superior
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Word Frequency
super- in American English
prefix
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)
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In other languages
super
- American English: super /ˈsupər/
- Arabic: مُـمْتَازٌ جِداً
- Brazilian Portuguese: bacana
- Chinese: 超级的
- Croatian: super
- Czech: skvělý
- Danish: super
- Dutch: super
- European Spanish: súper
- Finnish: erinomainen
- French: super
- German: super
- Greek: εξαιρετικός
- Italian: fantastico
- Japanese: すばらしい
- Korean: 최고급의
- Norwegian: super
- Polish: wspaniały
- European Portuguese: fixe
- Romanian: super
- Russian: превосходный
- Latin American Spanish: súper
- Swedish: toppen
- Thai: ดีเยี่ยม
- Turkish: süper
- Ukrainian: чудовий
- Vietnamese: tuyệt vời
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