| Above (above) |
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| prep. | ((?)) |
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| A*bove" |
| [OE. above,
aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on)
on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
***radic]199. See Over.] |
In or to a higher
place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to
below or beneath.
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any
respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things
above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above
reproach.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as,
above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See
Above, adv., 4.)
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| Above (above) |
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| adv. | ((?)) |
|---|
| A*bove" |
|
In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds
above.
Earlier in order; higher in the same page;
hence, in a foregoing page.
Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the
court above.
More than; as, above five hundred were
present.
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