superiors

noun

a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

the largest freshwater lake in the world

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

the head of a religious community

one of greater rank or station or quality

adjective

(often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

having a higher rank

having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

written or printed above and to one side of another character

(sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

of or characteristic of high rank or importance

of high or superior quality or performance

Roots

supersuper- · Latin · above

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