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  supra

  adverb

  above, especially when used in referring to parts of a text.
• supra-
  supra-

  a prefix meaning “above, over” (supraorbital ) or “beyond the limits of, outside of ” (supramolecular; suprasegmental ).

supra

¹ American  

[soo-pruh] / ˈsu prə /

adverb

1. above, especially when used in referring to parts of a text.

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supra- ² American  

1. a prefix meaning “above, over” (supraorbital ) or “beyond the limits of, outside of ” (supramolecular; suprasegmental ).

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supra ¹ British  

/ ˈsuːprə /

adverb

1. above, esp referring to earlier parts of a book etc

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supra- ² British  

prefix

1. over, above, beyond, or greater than

   supranational

   supramolecular

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Etymology

Origin of supra¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin suprā (preposition) on top of, above, exceeding, (adv.) on top, higher up; akin to super-

Origin of supra-²

see origin at supra

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Example Sentences

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The tables are laid with supra cloths, taper candles, gorgeous ceramics in grandmotherly motifs and modern shapes.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019

Zablocki, supra, at 383–388; Skinner, 316 U. S., at 541.

From Time ● Jun. 26, 2015

Zablocki, supra, at 383-388; Skinner, 316 U. S., at 541.

From MSNBC ● Jun. 26, 2015

But her adoptive family has already planned a traditional Pankisi supra feast anyway.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2015

See, Rev. Rul. 70-32, supra, and Rev. Rul. 74-30, supra.

From Forbes ● Sep. 3, 2014

The RBA said repurchase margins will be increased for all fixed-income securities sold by financial corporations other than asset-backed debt, as well as on some issuances from supra- national institutions.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 15, 2011

In all, however, the supra- orbital plates are rather larger, and in all the auditory meatus is larger, in conformity with the increased size of the external ears, than in the wild rabbit.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 1 by Darwin, Charles

One practical point of importance with regard to the scapula was the frequency with which bullets lodged in the venter, or the firmly bound-down muscles of the supra- and infra-spinous fossæ.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

It seems, indeed, on reflection, the oddest thing that Philosophy should be employed in the service of an anti-intellectual, or as it would be truer to call it a supra- intellectual, attitude.

From Bergson and His Philosophy by Gunn, John Alexander

Crura cerebri: two large cords that connect the supra- with the sub-oesophageal ganglion.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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