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supreme

1

[ suh-preem, soo- ]

adjective

  1. highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
  2. of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.:

    supreme courage.

  3. greatest, utmost, or extreme:

    supreme disgust.

  4. last or final; ultimate.


ܱê

2

[ suh-preem, -preym, soo-; French sy-prem ]

noun

  1. Also called sauce ܱê. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.
  2. Also called ܱê de volaille. a dish prepared or served with this sauce, especially boned chicken breast.
  3. Also ·𳾱 [].
    1. a bowl or the like designed for the serving of cold foods in an inner container that is nestled in cracked ice.
    2. a dessert or appetizer served in such a container.

supreme

1

/ sʊˈpriːm; sjʊ- /

adjective

  1. of highest status or power

    a supreme tribunal

  2. usually prenominal of highest quality, importance, etc

    supreme endeavour

  3. greatest in degree; extreme

    supreme folly

  4. prenominal final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate

    the supreme judgment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ܱê

2

/ sjʊ-; sʊˈpriːm; -ˈprɛm /

noun

  1. Also calledܱê sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added
  2. the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in ܱê sauce
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳾱, adverb
  • ˈ𳾱Ա, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·𳾱ly adverb
  • ·𳾱ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supreme1

First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin ܱŧܲ “uppermost,” superlative of superus “upper,” adjective derivative of super ( super- )

Origin of supreme2

First recorded in 1830–40; from French, from Latin ܱŧܲ supreme
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supreme1

C16: from Latin ܱŧܲ highest, from superus that is above, from super above

Origin of supreme2

French: supreme
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A team of supreme talent is still clearly far from top form.

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The supreme leader's distrust stems from Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal, the "maximum pressure" campaign that followed, and the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani in a US strike in Iraq in 2020.

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To be joyful, to laugh, to stay quirky in spite of everything, is a supreme act of defiant survival.

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In a supreme irony, Trump has until now been a popular figure in this region.

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The US and Iran have no diplomatic ties, so last month Trump sent a letter to Iran's supreme leader via the United Arab Emirates.

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