"supra-" meaning in English

See supra- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /s(j)uː.pɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /su.pɹə/ [General-American]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|suprā-|t=above, over, beyond}} Learned borrowing from Latin suprā- (“above, over, beyond”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} supra-, {{en-prefix}} supra-
  1. Above, over, on top; (anatomy, medicine) superior Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine Related terms: hyper-, intra-, inter-, trans- Translations (above, over, on top): 超- (ciu¹) (Chinese Cantonese), sur- (French), supra- (French), über- (German), supra- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-supra--en-prefix-dRXc34ah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 35 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 23 1 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 78 21 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 63 35 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 39 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 72 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 23 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 26 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 71 28 1 Synonyms: super- [augmentative], hyper- [augmentative], ultra- [augmentative], uber- [augmentative], macro- [augmentative], arch- [augmentative], over- [augmentative], mega- [augmentative], maxi- [augmentative], giga- [augmentative], -zilla [augmentative], grand [augmentative] Synonyms (above): on-, en-, epi-, super-, sur-, hyper- Disambiguation of 'above': 87 8 5 Disambiguation of 'above, over, on top': 92 4 3
  2. Greater than, transcending Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-supra--en-prefix-HYUT6QqY
  3. (augmentative) Intensely, extremely, or exceptional Tags: augmentative, morpheme
    Sense id: en-supra--en-prefix-BoPA21kc
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      "word": "infra-"
    }
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        "2": "la",
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      "name": "lbor"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "en:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "en:Medicine",
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            "Healthcare",
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          "_dis": "71 28 1",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Above, over, on top; (anatomy, medicine) superior"
      ],
      "id": "en-supra--en-prefix-dRXc34ah",
      "links": [
        [
          "Above",
          "above#English"
        ],
        [
          "over",
          "over"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "word": "hyper-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "word": "intra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "word": "inter-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "word": "trans-"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "sense": "above",
          "word": "on-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "sense": "above",
          "word": "en-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "sense": "above",
          "word": "epi-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "sense": "above",
          "word": "super-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "sense": "above",
          "word": "sur-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "87 8 5",
          "sense": "above",
          "word": "hyper-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "super-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "hyper-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "ultra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "uber-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "macro-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "arch-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "over-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "mega-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "maxi-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "giga-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "-zilla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 9 16",
          "tags": [
            "augmentative"
          ],
          "word": "grand"
        }
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 3",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "ciu¹",
          "sense": "above, over, on top",
          "word": "超-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "above, over, on top",
          "word": "sur-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "above, over, on top",
          "word": "supra-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "above, over, on top",
          "word": "über-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 4 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "above, over, on top",
          "word": "supra-"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "Greater than, transcending"
      ],
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          "Greater",
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        ],
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          "transcending"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
      "id": "en-supra--en-prefix-BoPA21kc",
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          "intensely#English"
        ],
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          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
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          "exceptional",
          "exceptional"
        ]
      ],
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        "(augmentative) Intensely, extremely, or exceptional"
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/s(j)uː.pɹə/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/su.pɹə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "supra-"
}
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    }
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    "English lemmas",
    "English prefixes",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "inter-"
    },
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    }
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        "Above, over, on top; (anatomy, medicine) superior"
      ],
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      ],
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          "intensely#English"
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          "extremely",
          "extremely"
        ],
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      ],
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        "morpheme"
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    {
      "sense": "above",
      "word": "on-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "above",
      "word": "en-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "above",
      "word": "epi-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "above",
      "word": "super-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "above",
      "word": "sur-"
    },
    {
      "sense": "above",
      "word": "hyper-"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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        "augmentative"
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    },
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        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "ultra-"
    },
    {
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        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "uber-"
    },
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        "augmentative"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "arch-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "over-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "mega-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "maxi-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "giga-"
    },
    {
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        "augmentative"
      ],
      "word": "-zilla"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ],
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    }
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ciu¹",
      "sense": "above, over, on top",
      "word": "超-"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "above, over, on top",
      "word": "sur-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "above, over, on top",
      "word": "supra-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "above, over, on top",
      "word": "über-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "above, over, on top",
      "word": "supra-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "supra-"
}

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