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Superordinate

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Noun

1. higher-up, superior, superordinate

one of greater rank or station or quality

2. hypernym, superordinate, superordinate word

a word that is more generic than a given word

Verb

3. superordinate

place in a superior order or rank

Example Sentences:
'These two notions are superordinated to a third'

Adjective

4. superordinate

of higher rank or status or value

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Superordinate

see synonyms of superordinate
adjective (ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnɪt )
1. 
of higher status or condition
noun (ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪnɪt )
2. 
a person or thing that is superordinate
3. 
a word the meaning of which includes the meaning of another word or words
'red' is a superordinate of 'scarlet', 'vermilion', and 'crimson'
Compare hyponym, synonym, antonym
verb (ˌsuːpərˈɔːdɪˌneɪt )
4. (transitive) rare
to make superordinate

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Superordinate

see synonyms of superordinate
adjective
of a superior kind, rank, status, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Superordinate

see synonyms of superordinate
adj.
1. Of higher rank, status, or value.
2. Logic Of or being the relation of a broader category to a narrower category that it encompasses, such as metal in relation to iron.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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