Superior vs Supreme - What's the difference?
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Higher in quality.
Higher in rank.
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, title= More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
Located above.
# (botany) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below it in position, and free from it.
# (botany) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem; posterior.
# (botany) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle.
# (typography) Printed in superscript.
Greater or better than average; extraordinary.
Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by; with to .
* Spectator
Dominant, having power over all others.
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, title= Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
(botany) Situated at the highest part or point.
* (English Citations of "supreme")
English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers
(cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
(cookery) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
(cookery) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.
In botany terms the difference between superior and supreme
is that superior is pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; said of the radicle while supreme is situated at the highest part or point.As adjectives the difference between superior and supreme
is that superior is higher in quality while supreme is dominant, having power over all others.As nouns the difference between superior and supreme
is that superior is a person of higher rank or quality while supreme is a breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.As a verb supreme is
to divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.As a proper noun Supreme is
the Supreme Being; the Almighty; God.superior
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Alternative forms
* superiour (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.}}
- A genus is superior to a species.
- the superior''' jaw; the '''superior part of an image
- a superior figure or letter
- There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a great man superior to his sufferings.
Usage notes
* Superior and inferior are generally followed by to; than is sometimes used mistakenly.Antonyms
* (l)Coordinate terms
*Derived terms
* superiornessExternal links
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Adjective
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