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superemineo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From super- +‎ ēmineō (stand out), from ē- (out of), short form of ex-, + *mineō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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superēmineō (present infinitive superēminēre, perfect active superēminuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to be above; appear, stand out or rise above; tower over or above; top or overtop
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.500–501:
      [...] illa pharētram
      fert umerō, gradiēnsque deās superēminet omnīs
      Diana carries her quiver upon her shoulder, and as she walks, she rises above all other goddesses.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • superemineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • superemineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers