| Superior (superior) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Su*pe"ri*or |
| [L., compar. of
superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F.
supérieur. See Super-, and cf. Supreme.] |
More elevated in place or position; higher;
upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior
part of an image.
Higher in rank or office; more exalted in
dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of
nobility.
Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing
others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality
or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior
bravery.
Beyond the power or influence of; too great
or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.
More comprehensive; as a term in
classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.
Above the
ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below
the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper
part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below
it in position, and free from it.
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| Superior (superior) |
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| n. | |
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| Su*pe"ri*or |
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One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office,
age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as,
Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English.
The head of a monastery,
convent, abbey, or the like.
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