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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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   The meaning of SUPREME is highest in rank or authority; especially : in a position of unquestioned authority, dominance, or influence. How to use supreme in a sentence.

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   SUPREME definition: 1. having the highest rank, level, or importance: 2. very great, or the best: 3. having the…. Learn more.

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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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   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 is used in the title of a person or an official group to indicate that they are at the highest level in a particular organization or system.

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   Highest in authority, importance, or quality. Expand. I.1. I.2. Of God or an attribute of God: denoting or relating to his… Expand. I.3. II.

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   adj. 1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant. 2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement. 3. Ultimate; final: the supreme sacrifice. [Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots .] su·preme′ly adv.

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    Definition of supreme adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    (prenominal) final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate: the supreme judgment