superior

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.5 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Descendants 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin superior (“‘higher, being more above’”) < superus (“‘being above’”) < super (“‘above, over’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /supɪriɚ/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)

[edit] Adjective

superior (comparative more superior, superlative most superior)

1. Higher in quality.

   Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.

2. Higher in rank.
3. Located above.
4. Being greater or better than average; extraordinary.

[edit] Antonyms

• inferior

[edit] Derived terms

• superiorness

[edit] Related terms

• superiority

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

superior (plural superiors)

1. A person of higher rank or quality.
2. The senior person in a monastic community.

[edit] Related terms

• father superior
• mother superior

[edit] External links

• superior in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• superior in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• superior at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

superior

1. Comparative form of superus.

[edit] Descendants

• English: superior

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

superior m. and f. (plural superiores)

1. upper, higher
2. better
3. superior

[edit] Noun

superior m. (feminine superiora, masculine plural superiores, feminine plural superioras)

1. boss

[edit] Synonyms

• jefe, jefa
• patrón, patrona