Meaning of 'super-' (Webster Dictionary)
- A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in
addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural,
superabundance.
- A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to
the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually
large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc.
(as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain
the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a.,
Bi-, Di-, and Per-.
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