superior
su·pe·rior
adjective
1.
2.
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
- “a superior officer”
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noun
4.
the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French superiour, from Latin superior (“higher, upper”).
Phrases
- anterior superior alveolar artery
- anterior superior iliac spine
- father superior
- fultura superior
- general superior
- highly superior autobiographical memory
- Lake Superior
- limit superior
Related words
Word family
- superiority
- superiority complex
- superior alveolar artery
- superior cerebellar artery
- superior cerebral vein
- superior colliculus
- superior conjunction
- superior court
- superior epigastric veins
- superior general
- superior labial artery
- superior labial vein
- superior mesenteric artery
- superior ophthalmic vein
- superior planet
Parts
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