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   su·preme

   /səˈprēm/

   adjective

   • 1. (of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others: "a unified force with a supreme commander" Similar highest rankinghighestleadingchiefheadtopforemostprincipalsuperiorpremierfirstcardinalprimesovereigndirectinggoverninggreatestdominantpredominantpreeminentoverridingprevailingOpposite subordinateinferior
   • ▪ strongest, most important, or most powerful: "on the racetrack he reigned supreme"
   • ▪ very great or intense; extreme: "he was nerving himself for a supreme effort" Similar extraordinaryremarkableincredibleextremeintensegreatphenomenalraresurpassingexceptionaloutstandingincomparableinimitableunparalleledunrivaledpeerlessgreatestutmostuttermostmaximumsevereacuteOpposite minimummild
   • ▪ (of a penalty or sacrifice) involving death: "our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice" Similar finallastultimateutmostextremetotalunconditionalgreatesthighestfatallethalmortalOpposite insignificant
   • ▪ used to indicate that someone or something is very good at or well known for a specified activity: "here was the gift supreme"

   noun

   • 1. a rich cream sauce.
   • ▪ a dish served in a supreme sauce: "chicken supreme"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘highest’): from Latin supremus, superlative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. supremeness noun

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   Supreme means having the highest rank, level, or importance, or very great, or the best. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.

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   Supreme means having the highest rank, level, or importance, or very great, or the best. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from different sources and languages.

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   If you are the greatest, the most powerful, and the highest, you are supreme. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land. A supreme being is a god or other higher power. A supreme leader is an all-powerful ruler.

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   Supreme definition: highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.. See examples of SUPREME used in a sentence.

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