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superincumbent

[ soo-per-in-kuhm-buhnt ]
/ ˌsu pər ɪnˈkʌm bənt /
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adjective
lying or resting on something else.
situated above; overhanging.
exerted from above, as pressure.
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Origin of superincumbent

1655–65; <Latin superincumbent- (stem of superincumbēns), present participle of superincumbere to lean over; see super-, incumbent

OTHER WORDS FROM superincumbent

su·per·in·cum·bence, su·per·in·cum·ben·cy, nounsu·per·in·cum·bent·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for superincumbent

superincumbent
/ (ˌsuːpərɪnˈkʌmbənt) /

adjective
lying or being on top of something else
situated or suspended above; overhanging

Derived forms of superincumbent

superincumbence or superincumbency, nounsuperincumbently, adverb
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