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Wiktionary

  1. super-prefix

    above, over, or upon

  2. super-prefix

    superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title, or position

  3. Etymology: From the super

Webster Dictionary

  1. Super-

    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. Super-

    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 It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc.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-

  3. Etymology: [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. , L. sub under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-, Supra-, Sur-.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of super- in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of super- in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of super- in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    Enjoy Super Bowl but don't do Super Bowl with a large crowd of people in your house, in a place where Super Bowl's cold and you don't have good ventilation. Super Bowl's a perfect set-up to have a mini super-spreader event.

  2. Chris Landtroop:

    Santa is so back and we are super excited about that. Last year was incredibly tough.

  3. Milagros Diaz:

    The Americans! they're not scared anymore. I'm super happy because in my 67 years I never thought I would see diplomatic relations. And we think we're going to sell more, because this is just getting started.

  4. Tim Jinks:

    We do not know what the burden of super-gonorrhoea is in low and middle-income countries, but with a broader rise in gonorrhoea cases, we can expect to see drug-resistant forms of the disease become more common all over the world.

  5. Ashley Williams:

    We want you to apologize for mass incarceration, i'm not a 'super predator,' Hillary Clinton.


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