[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

above \above"\, prep. oe. above, aboven, abuffe, as. abufon;
   an or on on + be by + ufan upward; cf. goth. uf under.
   root199. see over.
   1. in or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
      surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
      1913 webster

            fowl that may fly above the earth.    --gen. i. 20.
      1913 webster

   2. figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;
      surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,
      things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct
      above reproach. "thy worth . . . is actions above my
      gifts." --marlowe.
      1913 webster

            i saw in the way a light from heaven above the
            brightness of the sun.                --acts xxxvi.
                                                  13.
      1913 webster

   3. surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
      hundred. passing into the adverbial sense. see above,
      adv., 4.
      1913 webster

   above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
      preference to other things.
      1913 webster

   over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.
      1913 webster
see also:
over below beneath above above all over and above 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

above \above"\, adv.
   1. in a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
      clouds above.
      1913 webster

   2. earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
      foregoing page. "that was said above." --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
      above.
      1913 webster

   4. more than; as, above five hundred were present.
      1913 webster

   note: above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
         omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
         the above observations, the above reference, the above
         articles. -- above is also used substantively. "the
         waters that come down from above." --josh. iii. 13.
         1913 webster it is also used as the first part of a
         compound in the sense of before, previously; as,
         above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned,
         above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written,
         above-given.
         1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

above
     adj : appearing earlier in the same text; "flaws in the above
           interpretation"
     adv 1: at an earlier place; "see above" syn: supra ant: below
     2: in or to a place that is higher syn: higher up, in a
        higher place, to a higher place ant: below
see also:
supra below higher up in a higher place to a higher place 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

115 moby thesaurus words for "above":
   a cut above, above all, above and beyond, abovestairs,
   additionally, again, ahead, airward, all included, aloft, aloof,
   also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so,
   ante, as well, ascendant, at bottom, atop, au reste, before,
   before everything, beside, besides, better, beyond, capping,
   chiefly, chosen, distinguished, eclipsing, else, eminent, en plus,
   essentially, exceeding, excellent, excelling, extra, farther,
   finer, first of all, for lagniappe, further, furthermore, greater,
   hereinabove, hereinbefore, high, high up, higher, highest,
   in addition, in ascendancy, in excess of, in the air,
   in the ascendant, in the clouds, inter alia, into the bargain,
   item, likewise, mainly, major, marked, more, moreover, of choice,
   on, on high, on stilts, on the peak, on the side, on tiptoe,
   on top of, one up on, outstanding, over, over and above, overhead,
   past, plus, primarily, rare, rivaling, similarly, skyward,
   straight up, super, superior, supra, surpassing, then, therewith,
   tiptoe, to boot, to the zenith, too, too deep for, topping,
   transcendent, transcendental, transcending, up, upmost, upon,
   upper, uppermost, upstairs, upward, upwards, yet

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