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supreme

adjectiveverbnouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm//
  • United Kingdom//ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm//
  • United Kingdom//ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm//
  • United States//ˌsuˈpɹim//
  • United States//səˈpɹim//

Dominant, having power over all others.

adjective

  1. 1

    Dominant, having power over all others.

    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. 2

    Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.

    supreme disgust

    supreme courage

    But they will come away with an enhanced understanding of, and even sympathy for, the man who, according to at least one of his associates, was the “supreme gangster in the U.S., the top man … the big boss.”

  3. 3

    Situated at the highest part or point.

Etymology

From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.

verb

  1. 1

    To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

noun

  1. 1

    The highest point.

  2. 2

    A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.

    Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease.

  3. 3

    A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.

  4. 4

    Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

Forms

plural
supremes
comparative
supremer, more supreme
superlative
supremest, most supreme
past tense
supremed
past participle
supremed
present participle
supreming
third person singular
supremes
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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