"superculum" meaning in Latin

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Adjective

IPA: /soˈpɛrklu/
Etymology: Perhaps from superus (“higher, superior”) + -culus (diminutive ending). Etymology templates: {{af|la|superus|-culus|pos2=diminutive ending|t1=higher, superior}} superus (“higher, superior”) + -culus (diminutive ending) Head templates: {{head|la|adjective}} *superculum
  1. excessive Tags: Proto-Italo-Western-Romance, reconstruction
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