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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See {Super-}, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. [1913 Webster] 2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility. [1913 Webster] 3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery. [1913 Webster] 4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to. [1913 Webster] There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] 5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species. [1913 Webster] 6. (Bot.) (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it. (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior. (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle. [1913 Webster] {Superior conjunction}, {Superior planets}, etc. See {Conjunction}, {Planet}, etc. {Superior figure}, {Superior letter} (Print.), a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc; as, in x^{2} + y^{n}, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. {Inferior figure}, under {Inferior}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, n. 1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: superior adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" [ant: {inferior}] 2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler" [ant: {inferior}] 3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" 4: written or printed above and to one side of another character [syn: {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {adscript}, {inferior}, {subscript}] 5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" [ant: {inferior}] 6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)}, {superior}, {higher-ranking}] 7: (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior}, {higher-up}, {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}] 2: the head of a religious community 3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor}, {master}, {superior}] 4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Superior}, {Superior}] 5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth 6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character [syn: {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {inferior}, {subscript}] From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]: superior 1. superior 2. chief; superior 3. upper