n.
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural above
Date: 13th century
1 a : something that is above b : a person whose name is written above
2 a : a higher authority b : HEAVEN
usage Although still objected to by some, the use of above as a noun in sense 1a <none of the above > <the above is Theseus's opinion ― William Blake> and as an adjective <without the above reserve ― O. W. Holmes † 1935> <I was brought up on the above words ― Viscount Montgomery> has been long established as standard.