supreme

See also suprême

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus, superlative of superus (“that is above”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌsuːˈpɹiːm/, X-SAMPA: /%su:"pr\i:m/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

supreme (comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)

1. Dominant, having power over all others.
2. At the greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.

   supreme disgust

   supreme courage

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Synonyms

• (having power over all others): predominant, preponderant, regnant

Derived terms

• supremacy
• supreme being
• Supreme Soviet

Translations

dominant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 最高 (cmn) (zuìgāo), 至上 (cmn) (zhìshàng), 至高 (cmn) (zhìgāo)

• Dutch: opperst (nl), opperste (nl), oppermachtige (nl)
• Finnish: ylivertainen (fi)
• French: suprême (fr) m and f
• German: höchster (de), oberster (de)
• Greek: ανώτατος (el) (anótatos)
• Hindi: सर्वोच्च (hi) (sarvochch) m
• Icelandic: æðstur (is) m
• Interlingua: supreme (ia)
• Italian: supremo (it) m, suprema (it) f
• Japanese: 至高の (ja) (しこうの, shikō no), 最高の (ja) (さいこうの, saikō no)

• Jèrriais: suprême m and f
• Korean: 최고 (ko) (choego) (最高 (ko))
• Macedonian: врховен (mk) (v'rhóven) m, највисок (mk) (nájvisok) m
• Portuguese: supremo (pt) m, suprema (pt) f
• Rapa Nui: mau
• Romanian: suprem (ro) m and n
• Russian: верховный (ru) (verxóvnyj), высший (ru) (výsšij), высочайший (ru) (vysočájšij), наивысший (ru) (naivýsšij)
• Spanish: supremo (es) m, suprema (es) f
• Turkish: yüksek (tr), yüce (tr), ulu (tr)
• Ukrainian: верховний (uk) (verxóvnyj), найвищий (uk) (najvýščyj)
• Vietnamese: tối cao (vi) (最高 (vi))

Verb

supreme (third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)

1. (transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

External links

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

Anagrams

• presume

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Interlingua

Adjective

supreme (comparative plus supreme, superlative le plus supreme)

1. supreme

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /su.ˈprɛ.me/, X-SAMPA: /su."prE.me/
• Rhymes: -ɛme
• Hyphenation: su‧prè‧me

Adjective

supreme f

1. Feminine plural form of supremo

Anagrams

• presume

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Latin

Adjective

suprēme

1. vocative masculine singular of suprēmus