"supermaximum" meaning in English

See supermaximum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supermaximum.wav Forms: super-maximum [alternative]
Etymology: From super- + maximum. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|maximum}} super- + maximum Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} supermaximum (not comparable)
  1. supermax Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-supermaximum-en-adj-YPE483AK Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 37 43 20
  2. (rare) Greater than maximum; to the very highest degree; supermaximal Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-supermaximum-en-adj-hBtnveUD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 83 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 37 43 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 94 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 94 3

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supermaximum.wav Forms: supermaximums [plural], super-maximum [alternative]
Etymology: From super- + maximum. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|maximum}} super- + maximum Head templates: {{en-noun}} supermaximum (plural supermaximums)
  1. A supermax prison.
    Sense id: en-supermaximum-en-noun-sUemOSWz Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 37 43 20

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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