"supermax" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: super- + max (as in maximum security prison). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|max}} super- + max Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} supermax (not comparable)
  1. Being, or pertaining to, such a prison. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: ADX
    Sense id: en-supermax-en-adj-1yP16Ngw Disambiguation of Prison: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18

Noun

Forms: supermaxes [plural]
Etymology: super- + max (as in maximum security prison). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|max}} super- + max Head templates: {{en-noun}} supermax (plural supermaxes)
  1. (US) A prison with the highest possible level of security. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-supermax-en-noun-nQq64cPn Categories (other): American English, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 33 67

Inflected forms

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