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supremely

/suːˈpɹiməli/soo-PREE-muh-lee
/suˈpɹiməli/soo-PREE-muh-lee

Meaningin a supreme way

Common meaning: extremely

Journey through time

  1. Latinsupremus‘highest’source
  2. Frenchsupremesource
  3. Englishsupreme‘highest’
  4. Englishformed in English from supremesupremely‘extremely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from supreme + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SUPREME, p.612 · scan

Source words

  • supremus Latin · source word “highest”

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