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above

/əˈbʌv/
noun
  1. Heaven.

  2. Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.

  3. Higher authority.

adjective
  1. Of heaven; heavenly.

  2. (by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page.

adverb
  1. Directly overhead; vertically on top of.

  2. Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.

  3. Into or from heaven; in the sky.

    "He's in a better place now, floating free as the clouds above."

preposition
  1. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.

    "He always put his coat on above his sweater."

  2. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.

  3. Farther north than.

    "Idaho is above Utah."

Antonymsbelow, beneath

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