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• super- — 1 ♦ Élément, du lat. super « au dessus, sur » (⇒aussi supra , sus ). 2 ♦ Préfixe de renforcement, marquant le plus haut degré ou la supériorité, servant à former de nombreux noms et adjectifs, surtout dans le domaine technique (superciment,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• superlative — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. superlatif (13c.), from L.L. superlativus exaggerated, superlative, from L. superlatus exaggerated (used as pp. of superferre carry over or beyond ), from super beyond (see SUPER (Cf. super )) + lat carry, from *tlat …   Etymology dictionary

• superlative — [sə pʉr′lə tiv, so͞opʉr′lə tiv] adj. [ME < MFr superlatif < LL superlativus < L superlatus, excessive < super , above, beyond + latus, pp. of ferre, to BEAR1] 1. superior to or excelling all other or others; of the highest kind,… …   English World dictionary

• superlative — I adjective best, champion, chief, consummate, crowning, excellent, excessive, eximius, extreme, first rate, foremost, greatest, highest, immoderate, incomparable, inflated, inimitable, matchless, most eminent, nonpareil, optimus, paramount,… …   Law dictionary

• super — index superlative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• superlative — superlatively, adv. superlativeness, n. /seuh perr leuh tiv, soo /, adj. 1. of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom. 2. Gram. of, pertaining to, or noting the highest degree of… …   Universalium

• superlative — su•per•la•tive [[t]səˈpɜr lə tɪv, sʊ [/t]] adj. 1) of the highest kind or order 2) gram. of or designating the highest degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs, used to show the extreme or greatest in quality, quantity, or intensity, as in… …   From formal English to slang

• superlative — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English superlatif, from Anglo French, from Late Latin superlativus, from Latin superlatus (past participle of superferre to carry over, raise high), from super + latus, past participle of ferre to carry more at… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• superlative — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the highest quality or degree (superlative wisdom). 2 Gram. (of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest, most fiercely) (cf. POSITIVE, COMPARATIVE). n. 1 Gram. a the… …   Useful english dictionary

• super. — 1. superintendent. 2. superior. * * * 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… …   Useful english dictionary