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above

UK/əˈbʊv/ US/əˈbʌv/ common
adverb (2) adjective (1)

adverb

1.

at an earlier place

  • “see above”
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2.

in or to a place that is higher

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adjective

1.

appearing earlier in the same text

  • “flaws in the above interpretation”
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Origin

From Middle English above, aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from on (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.

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