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Moderatesuperior
The correct spelling is superior.
How to pronounce superior
/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Sup-erio-r
The correct spelling is superior. A person of higher rank or quality. For example: "Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch."
Usage Examples
“Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch.”
“A genus is superior to a species.”
“the superior jaw; the superior part of an image”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person of higher rank or quality.
- 2.The senior person in a monastic community.
- 3.The head of certain churches and colleges.
- 4.One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
adjective
- 1.Higher in quality.
- 2.Higher in rank.
- 3.More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
- 4.Located above.
- 5.Greater or better than average; extraordinary.
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