[syn: extremely, exceedingly, super, passing]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Super- \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub
under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-,
Supra-, Sur-.]
1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and
above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,
supersede, supernatural, superabundance.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the
ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was
present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as
compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,
acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid
sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but
with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and
Per-.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Super \Su"per\, n.
A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. [Theatrical
Cant]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
super
adv 1: to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely
unpleasant" [syn: extremely, exceedingly, super,
passing]
adj 1: of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack
shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played
top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she
is absolutely tops" [syn: ace, A-one, crack,
first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch,
tops(p)]
2: including more than a specified category; "a super
experiment"
3: extremely large; "another super skyscraper"
n 1: a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as
janitor and rent collector [syn: superintendent, super]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
SUPER
The successor to LOGLISP, based on LNF.
["New Generation Knowledge Processing: Final Report on the
SUPER System", J Alan Robinson et al, CASE Center TR 8707,
Syracuse U, 1987].
(1994-11-24)