SUPERORDINATE


Meaning of SUPERORDINATE in English

adj. , n. /sooh'peuhr awr"dn it/ ; v. /sooh'peuhr awr"dn ayt'/ , adj., n., v., superordinated, superordinating .

adj.

1. of higher degree in condition or rank.

2. Logic. (of a universal proposition) related to a particular proposition of the same quality and containing the same terms in the same order.

n.

3. a superordinate person or thing.

4. Ling. a term that denotes a general class under which a set of subcategories is subsumed: "Child" is the superordinate of "girl" and "boy." Cf. hyponym .

v.t.

5. to elevate to superordinate position.

[ 1610-20; SUPER- + (SUB)ORDINATE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .