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superordinate definition

super·or·di·nate (so̵̅o̅′pər ôrd′'n it)

adjective

of a superior kind, rank, status, etc.

Etymology: super- + (sub)ordinate

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