superior
• adjective 1 higher in status, quality, or power. 2 of high standard or quality. 3 (superior to) above yielding to or being influenced by. 4 conceited. 5 (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed above the line. 6 chiefly Anatomy further above or out; higher in position. • noun 1 a person of superior rank. 2 the head of a monastery or other religious institution. 3 Printing a superior letter, figure, or symbol. — ORIGIN Latin, ‘higher’, from super ‘above’.
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