English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-superior.ogg|Audio (US)

rhymes|ɪ�ri�(r)

Etymology
from Latin superus (high)

Adjective
en-adj

1. higher in rank or quality.

#:Rebbecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.

1. located above

Translations
trans-top|higher in rank or quality
Arabic: ARchar|اجدر unicode|(�ájdar)
Chinese: ���, ��� (y�uyuè de)
Dutch: superieur
Finnish: ylempi, parempi, etevämpi
French: supérieur
German: höher, höherstehend
Greek: αν��ε�ο� (anoteros) m
Hungarian: kiváló
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Italian: superiore
Japanese: ��� (����, sugureta)
Korean: ��� (usuhan)
Norwegian: overlegen
Portuguese: superior
Russian: в���ий (výsšij)
Spanish: superior
Swedish: överlägsen
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Noun
en-noun

1. A person of higher rank or quality.
2. The senior person in a monastic community.

Related terms
father superior
mother superior

Latin
Adjective
superior

1. comparative form of superus

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