supreme

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French suprême, from Latin supremus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). Doublet of supremo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/

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Adjective

supreme (comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)

1. Dominant, having power over all others.
   • 2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10:

     The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

2. (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.

   supreme disgust; supreme courage

   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:supreme.
3. (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.

Verb

supreme (third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)

1. (transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

Noun

supreme (plural supremes)

1. (cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
2. (cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

External links

• supreme in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• supreme in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• supreme at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• eusperm, presume

Adjective

supreme (comparative plus supreme, superlative le plus supreme)

1. supreme

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈprɛme/, [s̪uˈpr̺ɛː.me]
• Rhymes: -ɛme
• Hyphenation: su‧pre‧me

Adjective

supreme f pl

1. Feminine plural of adjective supremo.

Anagrams

• presume

Adjective

suprēme

1. vocative masculine singular of suprēmus