super-

Meaning

  1. (morpheme) located above; (anatomy) superior in position
  2. (morpheme) a more inclusive category
  3. (morpheme) beyond, over, or upon
  4. (morpheme) greater than in quantity
  5. (morpheme) excessive; exceptionally large in quantity
  6. (morpheme) superior in title or status
  7. (morpheme) superior in power or potency
  8. (augmentative, morpheme) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
  9. (morpheme) regarding supersymmetry
  10. (morpheme) regarding superheroes

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin super-. Doublet of sur-, over-, and hyper-.

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