"super-villain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: super-villains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} super-villain (plural super-villains)
  1. Alternative form of supervillain Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: supervillain
    Sense id: en-super-villain-en-noun-X~0b576r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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