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superior
/suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
noun
A person of higher rank or quality.
The senior person in a monastic community.
The head of certain churches and colleges.
Synonymsoverling
adjective
Higher in quality.
"Rebecca had always thought shorts were far superior to pants, as they didn't constantly make her legs itch."
Higher in rank.
More comprehensive, as a term in classification.
"A genus is superior to a species."
Antonymsinferior
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