"supercompress" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: supercompresses [present, singular, third-person], supercompressing [participle, present], supercompressed [participle, past], supercompressed [past]
Etymology: super- + compress Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|compress}} super- + compress Head templates: {{en-verb}} supercompress (third-person singular simple present supercompresses, present participle supercompressing, simple past and past participle supercompressed)
  1. To compress to a great extent.
    Sense id: en-supercompress-en-verb-E9RYwFOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-

Inflected forms

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