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English Dictionary: superior	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
superior adj of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" Antonym(s): inferior of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler" Antonym(s): inferior (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" written or printed above and to one side of another character Synonym(s): superscript, superior Antonym(s): adscript, inferior, subscript having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" Antonym(s): inferior having a higher rank; "superior officer" Synonym(s): ranking(a), superior, higher-ranking (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" n one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior, higher-up, superordinate] Antonym(s): inferior the head of a religious community a combatant who is able to defeat rivals Synonym(s): victor, master, superior the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Synonym(s): Lake Superior, Superior a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character Synonym(s): superscript, superior Antonym(s): inferior, subscript
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superior \Supe"rior\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[82]rieur. See {Super-}, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. 2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility. 3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior bravery. 4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; -- with to. There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator. 5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a genus is superior to a species. 6. (Bot.) (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it. (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior. (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; -- said of the radicle. {Superior conjunction}, {Superior planets}, etc. See {Conjunction}, {Planet}, etc. {Superior figure}, {Superior letter} (Print.), a figure or letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or an index of a power, etc; as, in x^{2} + y^{n}, 2 is a superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. {Inferior figure}, under {Inferior}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Superior \Supe"rior\, n. 1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English. 2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the like.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Superior, AZ (town, FIPS 71300) Location: 33.28585 N, 111.10948 W Population (1990): 3468 (1730 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85273 Superior, CO (town, FIPS 75640) Location: 39.92920 N, 105.15493 W Population (1990): 255 (113 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Superior, IA (city, FIPS 76440) Location: 43.43267 N, 94.94708 W Population (1990): 128 (62 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51363 Superior, MT (town, FIPS 72625) Location: 47.19436 N, 114.89423 W Population (1990): 881 (386 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59872 Superior, NE (city, FIPS 47815) Location: 40.02239 N, 98.06775 W Population (1990): 2397 (1190 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68978 Superior, WI (city, FIPS 78650) Location: 46.69687 N, 92.05960 W Population (1990): 27134 (11684 housing units) Area: 95.7 sq km (land), 47.9 sq km (water) Superior, WI (village, FIPS 78660) Location: 46.65366 N, 92.10550 W Population (1990): 481 (195 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54880 Superior, WY (town, FIPS 74775) Location: 41.76064 N, 108.96358 W Population (1990): 273 (164 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)