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Meaning of superior

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  superior
      adj 1: of high or superior quality or performance; "superior
             wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
             [ant: {inferior}]
      2: of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior
         ruler" [ant: {inferior}]
      3: (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by;
         "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt
         themselves superior to law"
      4: written or printed above and to one side of another character
         [syn: {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {adscript},
         {inferior}, {subscript}]
      5: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit;
         "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"
         [ant: {inferior}]
      6: having a higher rank; "superior officer" [syn: {ranking(a)},
         {superior}, {higher-ranking}]
      7: (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced
         by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds
         superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
      n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: {superior},
           {higher-up}, {superordinate}] [ant: {inferior}]
      2: the head of a religious community
      3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: {victor},
         {master}, {superior}]
      4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
         Great Lakes [syn: {Lake Superior}, {Superior}]
      5: a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from
         Duluth
      6: a character or symbol set or printed or written above and
         immediately to one side of another character [syn:
         {superscript}, {superior}] [ant: {inferior}, {subscript}]

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