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  supra

  adverb

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

The second thing I undertook to prove, is that assertion of Buchanan ubi supra, de Jure Regni.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields

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

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 John Alexander Gunn

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

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

A, Abdominal ganglia in the streptoneurous visceral commissure, with supra- and sub-intestine ganglion on each side.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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 George Henry Makins

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