supreme
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). Doublet of supremo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/
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Adjective
supreme (comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)
- Dominant, having power over all others.
- 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10:
- The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
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- (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
- supreme disgust; supreme courage
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:supreme.
- (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
Synonyms
- (having power over all others): predominant, preponderant, regnant
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
dominant
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Verb
supreme (third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)
Noun
supreme (plural supremes)
External links
- supreme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- supreme in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- supreme at OneLook Dictionary Search
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /suˈprɛme/, [s̪uˈpr̺ɛː.me]
- Rhymes: -ɛme
- Hyphenation: su‧pre‧me
Latin
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