superior:1

adjective
su*pe*ri*or \ su̇-ˈpir-ē-ər \
14th century{ds||1||}
  • situated higher up : upper
  • of higher rank, quality, or importance
  • courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening)

superior:2

noun
superior \
15th century{ds||1||}
  • one who is above another in rank, station, or office; especially : the head of a religious house or order
  • one that surpasses another in quality or merit
  • superscript

Superior:g

geographical name
Su*pe*ri*or \ su̇-ˈpir-ē-ər \
  • city and port on Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin population 27,244

superior conjunction

noun
superior conjunction \
1717
  • a conjunction of a planet with the sun in which the sun is aligned between the earth and the planet

superior court

noun
superior court \
1584{ds||1||}
  • a court of general jurisdiction intermediate between the inferior courts (such as a justice of the peace court) and the higher appellate courts
  • a court with juries having original jurisdiction

superior general

noun
superior general \
1774
  • the superior of a religious order or congregation

superior planet

noun
superior planet \
1577
  • a planet (such as Jupiter) whose orbit lies outside that of Earth

superior vena cava

noun
superior vena cava \
1875
  • the branch of the vena cava of a vertebrate that brings blood back from the head and anterior part of the body to the heart

Superior, Lake:g

geographical name
Superior, Lake \
  • lake in the U.S. (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan) and Canada (Ontario) area 31,800 square miles (82,362 square kilometers)

highly superior autobiographical memory

noun
highly superior autobiographical memory \
2011
  • the uncommon ability that allows a person to spontaneously recall with great accuracy and detail a vast number of personal events or experiences and their associated dates : hyperthymesia
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