superior
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soo
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ˈpÉĒ
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rior
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riēr
/suːˈpÉĒəriə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "superior"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ, āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝ⧁āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ

surpassing others in terms of overall goodness or excellence
superior definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The superior performance of the athlete secured them a place in the finals.
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāχāύāĻžāϞ⧇ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ, āĻļā§āϰ⧇āĻˇā§āĻ 

higher in status or rank in comparison with someone or something else
superior definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The superior officer in the military commanded respect and obedience from their subordinates.
āϏ⧇āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāύ⧀āϤ⧇ āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ“ āφāύ⧁āĻ—āĻ¤ā§āϝ āφāĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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not influenced by something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His reason seemed superior to emotional impulses.
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positioned above and slightly to the side of another character

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The footnote number appeared superior to the main text.
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(of a planet) having an orbit that lies beyond Earth's orbit around the Sun

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The superior planets can be seen at night.
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having a higher rank or level compared to someone else

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The superior candidate was promoted quickly.
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beyond the influence or control of something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her reasoning was superior to the emotional arguments.
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āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ

a person of higher rank or authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her superiors praised her for handling the situation professionally.
āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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the leader of a religious group

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was appointed superior of the abbey.
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a symbol or character positioned above and slightly to the right of another character

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Superscripts in chemical formulas are examples of a superior.
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someone demonstrating dominance in skill or ability

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer proved a superior over all his opponents.
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ