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Definition: Meaning of, superior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / suːˈpɪərɪə /

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  1. better, more powerful, more effective etc than a similar person or thing, especially one that you are competing against
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  2. thinking that you are better than other people - used to show disapproval
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  3. [only before noun] having a higher position or rank than someone else
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  4. [only before noun] of very good quality - used especially in advertising
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superior superiors
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  1. someone who has a higher rank or position than you, especially in a job
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Superior


Definition: Meaning of, Superior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sju(ː)ˈpɪərɪə /

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Superior superiors
  1. a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
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  2. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
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    Lake Superior
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Superior used in phrases

  • Lake Superior (noun)
    1. the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes
  • Mother Superior (noun)
    1. the woman who is in charge of a CONVENT
  • Superior, Lake
    1. the largest of the GREAT LAKES on the border between Canada and the US, which is also the largest FRESHWATER lake (= whose water does not contain salt) in the world
  • act superior (verb)
    1. act like the master of
  • arteria alveolaris superior (noun)
    1. the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth
  • arteria labialis superior (noun)
    1. an artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip
  • mother superior (noun)
    1. the superior of a group of nuns
  • rectus superior (noun)
    1. the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially
  • serratus posterior superior (noun)
    1. a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs
  • superior alveolar artery (noun)
    1. the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth
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