Definition of Superior

supernus

(n.)
The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(a.)
Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle.
  

(a.)
More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
  

(a.)
More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species.
  

(a.)
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.
  

(a.)
Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
  

(a.)
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to.
  

(a.)
Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
  

(a.)
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 letter 
 superior vocal cord 
 superior figure 
 superior conjunction 
 superior planets 
 superior rectus 
 lake superior 
 superior rectus muscle 
 act superior 
 rectus superior 
 vena pulmonalis superior 
 vena labialis superior 

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Arbenigol = a. superior, excelling

Diwarthaf = a. without superior

Eiddigor = n. superior

Gor = n. an extreme; an opening; a rim; a gore, a puss; a brood.
Also a prefix, denoting augmentation: a. superior; high; broody, ad. greatly; above; very

Gorad = n. superior activity

Gorall = n. a superior power

Gorfod = n. impulse, necessity; mastery victory, v. to get superior; to necessitate, to oblige, to be obliged

Gorfraint = n. superior privilege

Gorgyfuwch = a. superior

Gorhynt = n. a superior course

Gorlas = n. superior blue; a. of superior blue

Gornerth = n. superior power

On = n. what is superior; what is in continuity; an ash

Rhagorol = a. superior, excellent

Ta = n. a spread; a superior

Trech = a. superior; passing

Uchanian = n. a superior nature

Uchelryw = n. a superior kind

Uchelydd = n. a superior

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Noun
1. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
(synonym) Lake Superior
(hypernym) lake
(part-holonym) Great Lakes
2. a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
(hypernym) town
(part-holonym) Wisconsin, Badger State, WI

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Noun
1. one of greater rank or station or quality
(synonym) higher-up, superordinate
(antonym) inferior
(hypernym) leader
(hyponym) god
2. the head of a religious community
(hypernym) religious
(hyponym) better
3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
(synonym) victor, master
(hypernym) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
(hyponym) conqueror, vanquisher
4. a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
(synonym) superscript
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol

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Adjective
1. of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
(antonym) inferior
(similar) ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops(p)
(see-also) best
(attribute) quality, caliber, calibre
2. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"
(antonym) inferior
(similar) arch, condescending, patronizing, patronising
(see-also) dominant
3. (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law"
(similar) dominant
4. written or printed above and to one side of another character
(synonym) superscript
(classification) printing, printing process
5. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
(antonym) inferior
(classification) astronomy, uranology
6. having a higher rank; "superior officer"
(synonym) ranking(a), higher-ranking
(similar) senior
7. (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
(synonym) superior(p)
(similar) unaffected

Superior Uniform Group, Inc.
Exchange: AMEX
Manufactures and sells a wide range of apparel and accessories for medical and health fields as well as for industrial, commercial, leisure,and public safety markets.

SUPERIOR ENERGY SVC INC
Exchange: NYSE
Holding company with subsidiaries which provide specialized rental equipment, including high pressure valves, tubing and blowout preventors, as well as fishing tools for use in oil well operations; Rent full line of drill pipe, drill collars and pipe handling equipment; Perform oil well drilling; Provide skilled personnel to

Superior Financial Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Savings and loan holding company with subsidiary which performs savings bank operations, insurance services and other related financial activities.

SUPERIOR INDS INTL INC CA
Exchange: NYSE
Designs and manufactures motor parts and accessories, primarily vehicle aluminum road wheels for domestic and international original equipment manufacturers; And designs and distributes variety of products for the automotive aftermarket, including custom road wheels and accessories.

Superior Consultant Holdings Corporation
Exchange: Nasdaq
Holding company with subsidiary which provides wide range of information technology consulting and strategic and operations management consulting services to broad cross-section of healthcare industry participants and healthcare information system vendors; And designs, develops, implements and maintains

SUPERIOR TELECOM INC
Exchange: NYSE
Manufactures copper wire and cable products for local loop segment of telecommunications networks; And develops and manufactures data communications and other electronic equipment including multiplexers for defence, government and commercial applications.

SUPERIOR TELECOM INC
Exchange: NYSE
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State: IOWA
City: SUPERIOR

State: WISCONSIN
City: SUPERIOR

State: MONTANA
City: SUPERIOR

State: NEBRASKA
City: SUPERIOR

State: ARIZONA
City: SUPERIOR

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One who has a right to command; one who holds a superior rank; as, a soldier is bound to obey his superior. 2. In estates, some are superior to others; an estate entitled to a servitude or easement over another estate, is called the superior or dominant, and the other the inferior or servient estate.

Of courts, some are supreme or superior, possessing in general appellate jurisdiction, either by writ of error or by appeal; the others are called inferior courts.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

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