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super

1. su.per \'su:-p*r\ n [by shortening] [short for obs. superhive] [3super] 
   [origin unknown] 1a: SUPERNUMERARY; esp : a supernumerary actor  1b: 
   SUPERINTENDENT, SUPERVISOR  2: a removable upper story of a beehive  3: a 
   superfine grade or extra large size  4: a thin loosely woven open-meshed 
   starched cotton fabric used esp. for re inforcing books
2. super \-p(*-)rin\ vt or su.per.ing : to reinforce (as a book backbone) 
   with super 
3. super aj [short for superfine] 1: SUPERFINE  2: very large or powerful : 
   GREAT  3: EXCESSIVE, EXTREME  4: INCLUSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE  - super av