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superordinate

[ adjective noun soo-per-awr-dn-it; verb soo-per-awr-dn-eyt ]

adjective

  1. of higher degree in condition or rank.
  2. Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same quality and containing the same terms in the same order.

noun

  1. a superordinate person or thing.
  2. Linguistics. a term that denotes a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed: Compare hyponym.

    “Child” is the superordinate of “girl” and “boy.”

verb (used with object)

superordinated, superordinating.
  1. to elevate to superordinate position.

superordinate

adjective

  1. of higher status or condition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person or thing that is superordinate
  2. a word the meaning of which includes the meaning of another word or words Compare hyponym synonym antonym

    ``red'' is a superordinate of ``scarlet'', ``vermilion'', and ``crimson''

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rare.
    tr to make superordinate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of superordinate1

First recorded in 1610–20; super- + (sub)ordinate

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