superordinate

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(so̵̅o̅′pər ôrd′'n it)

adjective

of a superior kind, rank, status, etc.

Origin: super- + (sub)ordinate

See superordinate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of higher rank, status, or value.
  2. Logic Of or being the relation of a universal proposition to a particular proposition in which the terms are the same and occur in the same order.

Origin:

Origin: super-

Origin: + (sub)ordinate

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Related Forms:

  • suˌper·orˈdi·nate noun
  • suˌper·orˈdi·nateˌ (-ôrˈdn-ātˌ) verb
  • suˌper·orˌdi·naˈtion (-ôrˈdn-āˈshən) noun

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