Complete Definition of "super"

see|súper|super-
English

Etymology
F. super from L. supra, from ancient Greek ��� (hyper).

Pronunciation
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(General): so�o'p�(r), /�su�p�(r)/, /"su:p@(r)/
UK: /'sju:p@/
US: /�sup�/, /"sup@`/
:Rhymes:English:-u�p�(r)|Rhymes: -u�p�(r)
SOO-per or SU-per

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

  1. better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Translations

Danish: super
Dutch: super
French: super
German: super
Greek: hyper, less common souper
Italian: super or supra
mid
Japanese: � (���, ch�)
Latin: super, supra
Portuguese: súper
Spanish: súper
Hebrew: ס�פר
Turkish: süper

Adverb
super

  1. informal superb

Interjection
super

  1. great

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|informal|Northeastern US superintendent|Superintendent of a building.

en-noun|-

  1. AU informal Short form of superannuation, the Australian retirement benefits or pension scheme.

#: Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.

Synonyms
awesome
excellent

Derived terms
superactivity
superman
supernormal
super-note
supersnoop
superstar

Related terms
superlative

See also
super-


Esperanto

Etymology
From Latin 'super'

Preposition
super

  1. above

Category:Esperanto BRO1
Category:Esperanto prepositions


Latin

Etymology
Related to Greek ��� (hyper), above

Preposition
super; comparative adjective superior; superlative supremus

  1. above

seeCites

Used in many compound words.

Related terms
soprano
superior
supreme
supervise

Category:Positive words

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la:super
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no:super
pl:super
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sv:super
te:super
vi:super
tr:super
zh:super

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