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superjacent
[ soo-per-jey-suhnt ]
/ ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt /
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adjective
lying above or upon something else.
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Words nearby superjacent
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How to use superjacent in a sentence
A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length.
The Desert World|Arthur ManginWhen the normal tissue was not injured I never saw any that were not superjacent and could not easily be peeled off (croupous).
The superjacent skin is tense and glistening, and the surrounding veins are more or less distended.
We must not think, however, that all earth containing this ferment is capable of poisoning the superjacent atmosphere.
British Dictionary definitions for superjacent
superjacent
/ (ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt) /
adjective
lying immediately above or upon
Word Origin for superjacent
C17: from Late Latin superjacēre, from Latin super- + jacēre to lie
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