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su•pe•ri•or
Pronunciation: (su -pēr'ē-u r, soo-), [key]
— adj.
higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
above the average in excellence, merit, intelligence, etc.: superior math students.
of higher grade or quality: superior merchandise.
greater in quantity or amount: superior numbers.
showing a consciousness or feeling of being better than or above others: superior airs.
not yielding or susceptible (usually fol. by to): to be superior to temptation.
higher in place or position: We moved our camp to superior ground.
situated above some other organ.
(of a calyx) seeming to originate from the top of the ovary.
(of an ovary) free from the calyx.
(of an organ or part)
higher in place or position; situated above another.
toward the head. Cf.inferior(def. 7).
written or printed high on a line of text, as the “2” in ab; superscript. Cf.(def. 9).
—n.
one superior to another.
Also calleda superior letter, number, or symbol. Cf.(def. 11).
the head of a monastery, convent, or the like.
Su•pe•ri•or
Pronunciation: (su -pēr'ē-u r, soo-), [key]
— n.
a lake in the N central United States and S Canada: the northernmost of the Great Lakes; the largest body of fresh water in the world. 350 mi. (564 km) long; 31,820 sq. mi. (82,415 sq. km); greatest depth, 1290 ft. (393 m); 602 ft. (183 m) above sea level.
a port in NW Wisconsin, on Lake Superior. 29,571.
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