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super-
(SOO-per)above or beyond
Latin for above. Superman is above-human; supersonic is faster than sound.
prefixLatin
Place & directionSpellings:supersupra
Example words
supervise
to watch over
supersonic
faster than the speed of sound
superhuman
beyond what a human can do
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing super-, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
supervise
to watch over
survive
to live through something
supersonic
faster than the speed of sound
superhuman
beyond what a human can do
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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