🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

supra

Pronunciation / Transliteration: supra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Supra/ˈsuː.prə/
prefixadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Vedi quanto citato supra nel testo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As prefix
  1. 1

    Located above, over, or on top of something.

    "The supraorbital ridge is located just above the eye socket."
  2. 2

    Transcending, surpassing, or going beyond the limits of a specified category or domain.

    "The European Union functions as a supranational organization with authority over its member states."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived directly from the Latin preposition and adverb 'supra', meaning 'above' or 'over', related to super. It entered English academic, medical, and legal terminology during the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to denote hierarchical superiority or spatial elevation.

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