SUPREME


Meaning of SUPREME in English

/ suːˈpriːm; NAmE ; BrE also sjuː-/ adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

highest in rank or position :

the Supreme Commander of the armed forces

the supreme champion

It is an event in which she reigns supreme .

2.

very great or the greatest in degree :

to make the supreme sacrifice (= die for what you believe in)

a supreme effort

She smiled with supreme confidence.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent. (in the sense highest ): from Latin supremus , superlative of superus that is above, from super above.

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