super.

1. superintendent.

2. superior.

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su|per «SOO puhr», noun, adjective, verb.

–n.

1. Informal. a superintendent, especially of an apartment house or office building.

2. Informal. an extra person or thing; supernumerary.

3. Informal. a supernumerary actor; extra: »

to use 300 supers for a mob scene.

4. Commerce. goods of extremely fine quality, superior grade, or very large size.

5. a thin, starched cotton of open weave used in reinforcing books: »

On most sewed books, the machine glues a strip of reinforcing mesh fabric, called super, to the rounded backbone. This super is about two inches wider than the thickness of the book (Frank B. Myrick).

6. = superhive. (Cf. ↑superhive)

–adj. Slang.

1. of superlative quality; excellent: »

super-deluxe accommodations.

2. superior; extraordinary: »

a super gentleman, super elegance.

–v.t.

to inforce (books) with super.

╂[< super-]

super-,

prefix.

1. over; above: »

Superimpose = to impose over or above.

2. besides; further: »

Superadd = to add besides or further.

3. in high proportion; to excess; exceedingly: »

Superabundant = abundant to excess.

4. surpassing: »

Supernatural = surpassing the natural.

╂[< Latin super, adverb, preposition]

super.,

1. superfine.

2. superior.

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abbr.

■ superintendent

■ superior