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super·max (so̵̅o̅′pər maks′)

noun

a maximum-security prison or prison wing in which prisoners are kept in solitary confinement and under constant surveillance

Etymology: < super-max(imum-security prison)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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