super
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[edit] English
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French super from Latin supra.
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- (General): so͞o'pə(r), /ˈsuːpə(r)/, /"su:p@(r)/
- (UK) /'su:p@/
- (US) /ˈsupɚ/, /"sup@`/
- Rhymes: -uːpə(r)
SOO-per or SU-per
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super (not comparable)
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super
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super
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super (countable and uncountable; plural supers)
- (informal, Northeastern US) Superintendent of a building.
- (beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
- (Australian, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
- Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
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- (beekeeping): duplet
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- (beekeeping): nadir
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to super (third-person singular simple present supers, present participle supering, simple past and past participle supered)
- (beekeeping) To add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
- 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
- The question is: when is the best time to super?
- 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
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From Latin 'super'
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super
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super inv.
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super
- (informal) super (extremely)
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super inv.
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super m. inv.
- The best
- superphosphate
super f. inv.
- The best grade of petrol
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Related to Greek ὑπέρ (hyper), above
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super; comparative adjective superior; superlative supremus
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Used in many compound words.
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