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su·per  (spr)
n.
1. Informal An article or a product of superior size, quality, or grade.
2. Informal
a. A superintendent in an apartment or office building.
b. A supernumerary.
3. Printing A thin starched cotton mesh used to reinforce the spines and covers of books.
adj. Informal
1. Very large, great, or extreme: "yet another super Skyscraper" Dylan Thomas.
2. Excellent; first-rate: a super party.
adv. Informal
Especially; extremely: a super accurate missile; was super careful.
tr.v. su·pered, su·per·ing, su·pers Printing
To reinforce (a book spine or cover) with super.

[From super-.]

super Informal
Adjective
very good or very nice: they had a super holiday
Noun
1. Austral & NZ informal superannuation
2. Austral & NZ informal superphosphate [Latin: above]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.super - a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
Adj.1.supersuper - 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"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
2.super - including more than a specified category; "a super experiment"
comprehensive - including all or everything; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education"
3.super - extremely large; "another super skyscraper"
big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
Adv.1.super - to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

super
adjective (Informal) excellent, wonderful, marvellous, mean (slang) topping Brit. (slang) cracking Brit. (informal) crucial (slang) outstanding, smashing (informal) superb, magnificent, glorious, terrific (informal) sensational (informal) mega (slang) sovereign, awesome (slang) def (slang) top-notch (informal) brill (informal) incomparable, out of this world (informal) peerless, matchless, boffo (slang) jim-dandy (slang) chillin' U.S. (slang) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal)
Translations
Spanish super [ˈsuːpəʳ] adj (col) → bárbaro
French super [ˈsuːpəʳ] adj (inf) → formidable
German super [ˈsuːpəʳ] (inf) adjfantastisch, toll
Italian super [ˈsuːpəʳ] adj (col) → fantastico/a

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Just then there was a whistle in the air; nearer and nearer, faster and louder, louder and faster, a cannon ball, as if it had not finished saying what was necessary, thudded into the ground near the shed with super human force, throwing up a mass of earth.
For the last inconvenience, that men will counsel, with an eye to themselves; certainly, non inveniet fidem super terram is meant, of the nature of times, and not of all particular persons.
Omer, in compliance with his request; and after showing me a roll of cloth which he said was extra super, and too good mourning for anything short of parents, he took my various dimensions, and put them down in a book.
 
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