SUPERMAN


Meaning of SUPERMAN in English

/ ˈsuːpəmæn; ˈsjuː-; NAmE ˈsuːpərm-/ noun

( pl. -men / -men; NAmE /) a man who is unusually strong or intelligent or who can do sth extremely well

—compare superwoman

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from super- exceptional + man , coined by G. B. Shaw in imitation of German Übermensch (used by Nietzsche).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.