Supreme

English

Etymology

From Middle French suprême < Latin supremus, superlative of superus (“that is above”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌsuːˈpɹiːm/, SAMPA: /%su:"pr\i:m/

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Adjective

Supreme (comparative supremer or more Supreme, superlative supremest or most Supreme)

1. Dominant, having power over all others.
2. At the greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.

   supreme disgust

   supreme courage

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Synonyms

• (having power over all others): predominant, preponderant, regnant

Derived terms

• supremacy
• supreme being
• Supreme Soviet

Translations

dominant

Chinese: 至尊 (zhizun) Dutch: opperst, opperste Finnish: ylivertainen (fi) French: suprême (fr) m. and f. Greek: ανώτατος (anótatos) m., ανώτατη (anótati) f., ανώτατο (anótato) n. Italian: supremo (it) m., suprema (it) f. Japanese: 最高の (saikō no) Korean: 최고 (choego)

Macedonian: врховен (mk) (v'rhoven) m., највисок (mk) (nájvisok) m. Portuguese: supremo (pt) m., suprema (pt) f. Romanian: suprem (ro) m. and n. Russian: высший, высшая, высшее (výsšij, výsšaja, výsšee) m/f/n Spanish: supremo (es) m., suprema (es) f. Turkish: yüksek (tr), yüce (tr), ulu (tr) Ukrainian: найвищий (najwýščyj) m. Vietnamese: tối cao (vi)

Verb

Supreme (third-person singular simple present Supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)

1. (transitive) (cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

External links

• Supreme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Supreme in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• Supreme at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• presume

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /su.ˈprɛ.me/, SAMPA: /su."prE.me/
• Rhymes: -ɛme
• Hyphenation: su‧prè‧me

Adjective

supreme f.

1. Feminine plural form of supremo

Anagrams

• presumeet:supreme