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English Dictionary: surpassing	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surpassing adj exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence Synonym(s): transcendent, surpassing far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" Synonym(s): exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See {Sur-}, and {Pass}.] To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel. This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his joy. --Milton. Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surpassing \Surpass"ing\, a. Eminently excellent; exceeding others. [bd]With surpassing* glory crowned.[b8] --Milton. -- {Surpass"ingly}, adv. -- {Surpass"ingness}, n.