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   supreme

   /sʊˈpriːm/

   adjective

   • 1. highest in rank or authority: "a unified force with a supreme commander" Similar highest rankinghighestleadingchiefheadtopforemostprincipalsuperiorpremierfirstcardinalprimesovereigndirectinggoverninggreatestdominantpredominantpre-eminentoverridingprevailingOpposite subordinateinferior
   • ▪ most important or powerful: "on the race track he reigned supreme"
   • 2. very great or the greatest: "he was nerving himself for a supreme effort" Similar extraordinaryremarkableincredibleextremeintensegreatphenomenalraresurpassingexceptionaloutstandingincomparableinimitableunparalleledunrivalledpeerlessgreatestutmostuttermostmaximumsevereacuteOpposite minimummild
   • ▪ very good at or well known for a specified activity: "people expected the marathon runner supreme to win"
   • ▪ (of a penalty or sacrifice) involving death: "our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice" Similar finallastultimateutmostextremetotalunconditionalgreatesthighestfatallethalmortalOpposite insignificant

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

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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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   adjective. final or last in your life or progress. “the supreme sacrifice” “the supreme judgment” synonyms: ultimate. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme.

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   Define supreme. supreme synonyms, supreme pronunciation, supreme translation, English dictionary definition of supreme. adj. 1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant. 2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.

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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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    supreme adjective & noun. Meaning & use. adjective. I. Highest in authority, importance, or quality. I.1.a. a1475–. Of authority, command, or rank: highest in degree. a1475. Þe chaunceler, when he is present, mey be presydent and haue þe suppreme rule off all þe counsell. J. Fortescue, Governance of England (Laud MS.) (1885) 148. 1539.

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    SUPREME meaning: 1. of the highest rank or greatest importance: 2. very great: 3. very: . Learn more.