su|per|wom|an

su|per|wom|an
su|per|wom|an «SOO puhr WUM uhn», noun, plural -wom|en.
a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers: »

The novel's heroine, a toothsome superwoman who runs a railroad (Atlantic).


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