"superb" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /suˈpɝb/ [General-American], /səˈpɝb/ [General-American], /sjuːˈpɜːb/ [Received-Pronunciation], /suːˈpɜːb/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-superb.ogg [US] Forms: superber [comparative], superbest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)b Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin superbus. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|superbus}} Learned borrowing from Latin superbus Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} superb (comparative superber, superlative superbest)
  1. First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good. Translations (of the highest quality; exceptionally good): изключителен (izključitelen) (Bulgarian), превъзходен (prevǎzhoden) (Bulgarian), великолепен (velikolepen) (Bulgarian), soberg (Catalan), znamenitý (Czech), vynikající (Czech), jedinečný (Czech), eersteklas (Dutch), superbe (French), großartig [masculine] (German), superb (German), supèrbe [feminine, masculine] (Norman), znakomity [masculine] (Polish), soberbo (Portuguese), extraordinário (Portuguese), superb (Romanian), excepțional (Romanian), отменный (otmennyj) (Russian), отли́чный (otlíčnyj) (Russian), великоле́пный (velikolépnyj) (Russian), превосхо́дный (prevosxódnyj) (Russian), excepcional (Spanish), excelente (Spanish), magnífico (Spanish), storartad (Swedish), süperik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-superb-en-adj-eoK9qtlv Disambiguation of 'of the highest quality; exceptionally good': 93 2 4
  2. Grand; magnificent; august; stately.
    Sense id: en-superb-en-adj-Bcgs4S5v
  3. (dated) Haughty. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-superb-en-adj-5L3qaNPL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 4 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: excellent, superlative Derived forms: superb fairywren, superb lily, superbly, superb lyrebird, superbness, superb owl, superb parrot, superb warbler

Inflected forms

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