superius

English

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superius

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin superius.

Noun

superius

1. (music) The highest voice or part in early polyphony.

   Synonym: cantus

Related terms

• labium superius oris

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊˈpɛ.ri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [suˈpɛː.ri.us]

Adjective

superius

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of superior

Adverb

superius (comparative, superlative summē or suprēmē, adjective superior)

1. comparative degree of super and suprā: further above

   Antonyms: īnferius, subterius

References

• “superius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “superius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “superius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.