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super

1

[ soo-per ]

noun

  1. Informal.
    1. a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
  2. an article of a superior quality, grade, size, etc.
  3. (in beekeeping) the portion of a hive in which honey is stored.
  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

  1. of the highest degree, power, etc.
  2. of an extreme or excessive degree.
  3. Informal. very good; first-rate; excellent.
  4. (of measurement) superficial.

adverb

  1. Slang. very; extremely or excessively:

    super classy; a super large portion of food.

super-

2
  1. 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 ).

super.

3

abbreviation for

  1. superintendent.
  2. superior.

super-

1

prefix

  1. placed above or over

    superscript

  2. of greater size, extent, quality, etc

    supermarket

  3. surpassing others; outstanding

    superstar

  4. beyond a standard or norm; exceeding or exceedingly

    supersonic

  5. indicating that a chemical compound contains a specified element in a higher proportion than usual

    superoxide

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


super

2

/ ˈsuːpə /

adjective

  1. informal.
    outstanding; exceptionally fine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. petrol with a high octane rating
  2. informal.
    a superintendent or supervisor
  3. informal.
    superannuation benefits
  4. informal.
    superphosphate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. informal.
    an enthusiastic expression of approval or assent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of super1

First recorded in 1620–30; 1920–25 super fordef 8; independent use of super- (construed as an adjective or adverb), or shortening of words prefixed with it

Origin of super2

< Latin super (preposition and v. prefix) above, beyond, in addition, to an especially high degree; akin to Greek hypér ( hyper- ), Sanskrit upari; over
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Word History and Origins

Origin of super1

from Latin super above

Origin of super2

from Latin: above
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Example Sentences

It was a viral meme using the technology that led her to research the possibility—and discover that it was super easy and completely free.

Ives believes this year in particular will be what he deems a “super cycle,” with roughly 350 million of the company’s 950 million iPhone users due for an upgrade.

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It’s super important you understand what’s going on so you can make decisions for the future.

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To grasp why beaten-down value stocks look like the place to be in this super-pricey market, just compare the bargain bank stocks to the high-flying S&P 500.

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As value shows it can clear that super-low bar, value stocks will deliver strong gains, just as in past recoveries.

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Boys are taught early in life to devalue care, to be hyper-competitive, super-achieving men.

The relationships, and motivations of their chief participants, are as tangled and shady as you expect of the super-rich.

Further, in the Super Tuesday states of Florida, Texas, and Virginia, Paul is operating at a decided disadvantage.

But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.

Romneyland is abuzz over the new super PAC—and not in a good way.

Not only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell Sub-quint to Great coupler!

This circumstance alone, ought to be strong evidence, even to a skeptic, of its super-human origin.

His eyes were sighting along an instrument of his own devising as if he were aiming some super-gun of a great air cruiser.

Lords not only ought to be gentlefolk, and be fed and waited upon and live in affluent idleness, but super-gentlefolk.

It was more ferocious than the merely brutal glare of a tiger; it was an intentional malignity, super-beastly and sub-human.

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More About Super

What is a basic definition of super?

Super is an adjective that describes something as of the highest power or an extreme degree or as excellent. Super is also used in slang as an adverb meaning very or extremely. Super has several other senses as a noun and an adjective.

If something is super, it is of the highest power, rank, authority, or similar quality or is the most extreme. Unsurprisingly, this sense of super is often used for emphasis in marketing or informal writing.

  • Real-life examples: A store might advertise a super sale that is supposedly the biggest one of the year. A lottery might have a super jackpot that is the largest jackpot possible. The National Football League’s biggest and most important game is called the Super Bowl. In the United States, the term Super Tuesday refers to the day when the most states hold presidential primary elections.
  • Used in a sentence: Many people are concerned about the influence super PACs have in politics because they don’t have a spending limit. 

Informally, super is used to mean something is excellent.

  • Used in a sentence: Janet’s work on the project was super and earned her a promotion.

Super is commonly used in slang as an adverb to mean very or extremely.

  • Used in a sentence: My sister is so super scared of mice that seeing a cartoon mouse frightens her.

Where does super come from?

The first records of super come from around 1620. It is an independent word that comes from the Latin prefix super-, which means “above,” “beyond,” or “to a very high degree.”

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Super is a common word that is most often used in the slang sense meaning “extremely.”

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If someone says that a speaker is super loud, it means that the speaker is very loud.

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