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- [adjective, noun soo-per-awr-dn-it; verb soo-per-awr-dn-eyt]
- /adjective, noun ˌsu pərˈɔr dn ɪt; verb ˌsu pərˈɔr dnˌeɪt/
- /ˌsuː.pərˈ.ɔː.dɪ.nət/
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- [adjective, noun soo-per-awr-dn-it; verb soo-per-awr-dn-eyt]
- /adjective, noun ˌsu pərˈɔr dn ɪt; verb ˌsu pərˈɔr dnˌeɪt/
Definitions of superordinate word
- adjective superordinate of higher degree in condition or rank. 1
- adjective superordinate Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same quality and containing the same terms in the same order. 1
- noun superordinate a superordinate person or thing. 1
- noun superordinate Linguistics. a term that denotes a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed: “Child” is the superordinate of “girl” and “boy.”. Compare hyponym. 1
- verb with object superordinate to elevate to superordinate position. 1
- adjective superordinate of higher status or condition 0
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Origin of superordinate
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; super- + (sub)ordinate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Superordinate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
superordinate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
superordinate usage trend in Literature
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