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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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Origin of superjacent

1600–10; <Latin superjacent- (stem of superjacēns), present participle of superjacēre to rest upon. See super-, subjacent
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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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