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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

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

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

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.

Suranal plate: the middle dorsal plate attached to the l0th abdominal segment of the male grasshoppers, above the anal opening: a supra- anal tergite of a caterpillar.

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

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