surhomme

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French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:

surhomme

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the 19th century. Calque of German Übermensch. Also sur- +‎ homme.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sy.ʁɔm/

Noun[edit]

surhomme m (plural surhommes)

(philosophy) superman (übermensch)
(colloquial) alpha male

Further reading[edit]

“surhomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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