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

superior \supe"rior\, a. l., compar. of superus being above,
   fr. super above, over: cf. f. sup'erieur. see super-, and
   cf. supreme.
   1. more elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the
      superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.
      1913 webster

   2. higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a
      superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.
      1913 webster

   3. higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the
      greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or
      degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior
      bravery.
      1913 webster

   4. beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be
      subdued or affected by; -- with to.
      1913 webster

            there is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a
            great man superior to his sufferings. --spectator.
      1913 webster

   5. more comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a
      genus is superior to a species.
      1913 webster

   6. bot.
      a above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which,
          although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and
          so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an
          ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below
          it in position, and free from it.
      b belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is
          toward the main stem; posterior.
      c pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; --
          said of the radicle.
          1913 webster

   superior conjunction, superior planets, etc. see
      conjunction, planet, etc.

   superior figure, superior letter print., a figure or
      letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or
      an index of a power, etc; as, in x^2 + y^n, 2 is a
      superior figure, n a superior letter. cf. inferior
      figure, under inferior.
      1913 webster
see also:
super- supreme superior conjunction superior planets conjunction planet 
superior figure superior letter 2 n inferior figure 
inferior 

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

superior \supe"rior\, n.
   1. one who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station,
      office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what
      is desirable; as, addison has no superior as a writer of
      pure english.
      1913 webster

   2. eccl. the head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the
      like.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
        officer" 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 ant: subscript, adscript
     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: rankinga,
         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" syn: superiorp
     n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality syn: higher-up,
           superordinate ant: inferior
     2: the head of a religious community
     3: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals syn: victor, master
     4: the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the
        great lakes syn: lake 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
        ant: subscript
see also:
inferior superscript subscript adscript rankinga higher-ranking 
superiorp higher-up superordinate victor master 
lake superior 

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

219 moby thesaurus words for "superior":
   a per se, a cut above, above, above par, absolute, ace, ahead,
   appalling, arrogant, ascendant, astonishing, authoritarian,
   authoritative, authorized, autocratic, better, big, big-league,
   big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged, boss, brass hat, capital,
   capping, cavalier, champion, chief, choice, chosen, classier,
   clothed with authority, commander, commanding, competent,
   condescending, consequential, considerable, conspicuous,
   controlling, crack, dainty, dandy, dean, delicate, disdainful,
   distinguished, dominant, domineering, double-barreled, doyen,
   doyenne, duly constituted, earthshaking, eclipsing, egregious,
   elder, elegant, elevated, elitist, eminent, empowered, estimable,
   ex officio, exceeding, excellent, excelling, exceptional,
   exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, finer,
   first-class, first-rate, first-string, formidable, fugleman,
   genius, governing, grand, great, greater, haughty, head,
   heavyweight, hegemonic, hegemonistic, high priest, high-and-mighty,
   high-class, high-faluting, high-flown, high-grade, high-headed,
   high-nosed, high-powered, high-quality, high-test, higher,
   higher-up, highest, hoity-toity, imperative, important,
   important person, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, incredible,
   influential, insolent, kingfish, kingpin, laureate, leader,
   leading, loftier, lofty, major, marked, marvelous, master,
   matchless, material, mighty, miraculous, momentous, monocratic,
   name, nonpareil, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, numinous,
   of choice, of mark, official, one up on, outstanding, over,
   overbearing, overlying, paragon, patronizing, peerless, personage,
   potent, powerful, preeminent, preferable, preferred, premium,
   prestigious, preternatural, primary, prime, principal, prodigy,
   prominent, proud, puissant, purse-proud, ranking, rare, recherche,
   remarkable, rivaling, ruler, ruling, select, self-important,
   senior, signal, significant, star, sterling, striking, stuck-up,
   substantial, super, supercilious, superhuman, superincumbent,
   superlative, superman, supermundane, superstar, supervisor,
   supramundane, supranatural, supreme, surpassing, the greatest,
   the most, tonier, top dog, toplofty, topping, totalitarian,
   transcendent, transcendental, transcending, uncommon, unearthly,
   unusual, upmost, upper, uppermost, uppish, uppity, upstage,
   virtuoso, weighty, wonderful, world-shaking, worthy

[5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

superior. one who has a right to command; one who holds a superior rank; as, 
a soldier is bound to obey his superior. 
     2. in estates, some are superior to others; an estate entitled to a 
servitude or easement over another estate, is called the superior or 
dominant, and the other the inferior or servient estate. 1 bouv. inst. n. 
1612. 
     3. of courts, some are supreme or superior, possessing in general 
appellate jurisdiction, either by writ of error or by appeal; 3 bouv. inst. 
n. 2527; the others are called inferior courts. 

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

superior, az town, fips 71300
  location: 33.28585 n, 111.10948 w
  population 1990: 3468 1730 housing units
  area: 4.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 85273
superior, co town, fips 75640
  location: 39.92920 n, 105.15493 w
  population 1990: 255 113 housing units
  area: 9.3 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
superior, ia city, fips 76440
  location: 43.43267 n, 94.94708 w
  population 1990: 128 62 housing units
  area: 1.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 51363
superior, mt town, fips 72625
  location: 47.19436 n, 114.89423 w
  population 1990: 881 386 housing units
  area: 2.8 sq km land, 0.3 sq km water
  zip codes: 59872
superior, ne city, fips 47815
  location: 40.02239 n, 98.06775 w
  population 1990: 2397 1190 housing units
  area: 3.7 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 68978
superior, wi city, fips 78650
  location: 46.69687 n, 92.05960 w
  population 1990: 27134 11684 housing units
  area: 95.7 sq km land, 47.9 sq km water
superior, wi village, fips 78660
  location: 46.65366 n, 92.10550 w
  population 1990: 481 195 housing units
  area: 3.2 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 54880
superior, wy town, fips 74775
  location: 41.76064 n, 108.96358 w
  population 1990: 273 164 housing units
  area: 2.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, wi -- u.s. village in wisconsin
   population 2000:    500
   housing units 2000: 210
   land area 2000:     1.235471 sq. miles 3.199855 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.007935 sq. miles 0.020551 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.243406 sq. miles 3.220406 sq. km
   fips code:            78660
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             46.656140 n, 92.103638 w
   zip codes 1990:     54880
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, wi
    superior

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, wi -- u.s. city in wisconsin
   population 2000:    27368
   housing units 2000: 12196
   land area 2000:     36.939706 sq. miles 95.673395 sq. km
   water area 2000:    18.492591 sq. miles 47.895588 sq. km
   total area 2000:    55.432297 sq. miles 143.568983 sq. km
   fips code:            78650
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             46.706882 n, 92.085255 w
   zip codes 1990:     54880
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, wi
    superior

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, wy -- u.s. town in wyoming
   population 2000:    244
   housing units 2000: 153
   land area 2000:     1.098431 sq. miles 2.844924 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.098431 sq. miles 2.844924 sq. km
   fips code:            74775
   located within:       wyoming wy, fips 56
   location:             41.763159 n, 108.967616 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, wy
    superior

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, mt -- u.s. town in montana
   population 2000:    893
   housing units 2000: 410
   land area 2000:     1.084690 sq. miles 2.809335 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.098753 sq. miles 0.255770 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.183443 sq. miles 3.065105 sq. km
   fips code:            72625
   located within:       montana mt, fips 30
   location:             47.193305 n, 114.890379 w
   zip codes 1990:     59872
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, mt
    superior

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, ne -- u.s. city in nebraska
   population 2000:    2055
   housing units 2000: 1123
   land area 2000:     1.884303 sq. miles 4.880321 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.884303 sq. miles 4.880321 sq. km
   fips code:            47815
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             40.022415 n, 98.067010 w
   zip codes 1990:     68978
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, ne
    superior

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, az -- u.s. town in arizona
   population 2000:    3254
   housing units 2000: 1470
   land area 2000:     1.931569 sq. miles 5.002741 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.931569 sq. miles 5.002741 sq. km
   fips code:            71300
   located within:       arizona az, fips 04
   location:             33.288943 n, 111.103931 w
   zip codes 1990:     85273
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, az
    superior

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, co -- u.s. town in colorado
   population 2000:    9011
   housing units 2000: 3754
   land area 2000:     3.953655 sq. miles 10.239919 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.019221 sq. miles 0.049781 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.972876 sq. miles 10.289700 sq. km
   fips code:            75640
   located within:       colorado co, fips 08
   location:             39.934718 n, 105.162786 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, co
    superior

[14] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

superior, ia -- u.s. city in iowa
   population 2000:    142
   housing units 2000: 64
   land area 2000:     0.422607 sq. miles 1.094546 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.422607 sq. miles 1.094546 sq. km
   fips code:            76440
   located within:       iowa ia, fips 19
   location:             43.432156 n, 94.945692 w
   zip codes 1990:     51363
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    superior, ia
    superior

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