Super- \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub
under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-,
Supra-, Sur-.]
1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and
above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,
supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
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2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the
ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was
present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as
compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,
acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid
sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but
with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and
Per-.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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133 Moby Thesaurus words for "super":
Big Brother, a cut above, above, ahead, ascendant, auditor, better,
bit player, boatswain, boss, capping, chief, chosen, comptroller,
controller, cool, crown, damned, distinguished, divine, duodecimo,
eclipsing, eighteenmo, eminent, exceeding, exceedingly, excellent,
excelling, exceptionally, excessively, exquisite, extra, extremely,
figurant, figurante, finer, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker,
folio, foreman, gaffer, ganger, gilt-edged, glorious, golden,
greater, groovy, head, headman, heavenly, higher, highly, hot,
hugely, immense, immensely, imperial, in ascendancy,
in the ascendant, inordinately, inspector, keen, magnificent,
major, marked, marvelous, medium, monitor, mute, neat,
noncommissioned officer, octavo, octodecimo, of choice, one up on,
outstanding, over, overfull, overly, overman, overmuch, overseer,
proctor, quarto, rare, rattling, rivaling, royal, sensational,
sextodecimo, sirdar, sixteenmo, slave driver, spear-carrier,
splendid, splendiferous, stand-in, standby, sterling, straw boss,
strikingly, subforeman, substitute, supe, superb, supereminent,
superexcellent, superfine, superintendent, superior, supernumerary,
supervisor, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surpassing,
surpassingly, surveyor, taskmaster, terrific, too, topping,
transcending, tremendous, twelvemo, understudy, unduly, upper,
visitor, walk-on, walking gentleman, wonderful
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Super- \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub
under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-,
Supra-, Sur-.]
1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and
above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,
supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the
ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was
present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as
compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,
acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid
sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but
with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and
Per-.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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