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super1 definition

su·per (so̵̅o̅′pər)

noun

    1. supernumerary (esp. )
    2. superintendent (esp. )
  2. Informal a product of superior grade, extra-large size, etc.: a trade term
  3. Bookbinding a kind of starched cotton gauze used to reinforce the spine of a book

Etymology: < super- as used in numerous E comp.

adjective

  1. Informal outstanding; exceptionally fine
  2. great, extreme, or excessive

adverb

Informal very, extremely, or excessively

transitive verb

Bookbinding to reinforce with super
super2 definition

super

  1. superfine
  2. superior

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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