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su·preme

(so͝o-prēm′)

adj.

1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.

2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.

3. Ultimate; final: the supreme sacrifice.

[Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

su·preme′ly adv.

su·preme′ness n.

su·prême

(so͝o-prēm′, -prĕm′)

1. A rich sauce made with chicken stock and cream.

2. A dish made or served with this sauce, especially the breast and wing of chicken or other fowl.

a. A sherbet glass with a large bowl.

b. A dessert served in such a glass.

a. A container, such as a glass bowl, used for serving cold food in an inner container that nestles on crushed or cracked ice.

b. Food served in such a vessel.

[French, supreme, suprême, from Latin suprēmus, supreme; see supreme.]

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supreme

(sʊˈpriːm; sjʊ-)

adj

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.

[C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super above]

suˈpremely adv

suˈpremeness n

suprême

(sʊˈpriːm; -ˈprɛm; sjʊ-)

1. (Cookery) Also called: suprême sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added

2. (Cookery) the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in suprême sauce

[French: supreme]

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su•preme

(səˈprim, sʊ-)

adj.

1. highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.

2. of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.

3. greatest, utmost, or extreme.

4. last or final; ultimate.

[1510–20; < Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus upper, adj. derivative of super (see super-)]

su•preme′ly, adv.

su•preme′ness, n.

su•prême

(səˈprim, -ˈpreɪm, sʊ-; Fr. süˈprɛm)

n.

1. a velouté sauce made with chicken stock.

2. a dish prepared with this sauce, esp. boned chicken breast.

[1810–15; < French < Latin suprēmus supreme]

supreme

- Ultimately from Latin supra, "above," which begat supremus, "highest."

supreme

adjective

1. paramount, surpassing, superlative, prevailing, sovereign, predominant, incomparable, mother of all (informal), unsurpassed, matchless The lady conspired to seize supreme power.
paramount lowest, least, poorest, most trivial, worst

2. chief, leading, principal, first, highest, head, top, prime, cardinal, foremost, pre-eminent, peerless He proposes to make himself the supreme overlord.
chief lowest, most minor, most inferior, most subordinate

3. ultimate, highest, greatest, utmost, final, crowning, extreme, culminating My oldest son made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam

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supreme

adjective

1. Having preeminent significance:

ascendant, dominant, predominant, prepotent, prevailing, regnant, ruling.

2. Of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity:

extreme, transcendent, ultimate, unsurpassable, utmost, uttermost.

3. Conforming to an ultimate form of perfection or excellence:

exemplary, ideal, model, perfect.

Translations

الأعْظَمالسّامي، الأسْمى

nejvyšší

øverststørst

legnagyobb

æîstur, besturóviîjafnanlegur

supremo capo supremo massima indifferenza supremazia

Aukščiausiasis teismas

augstākaisizcilslielākaissevišķs

høyest mektigste

supremo

верховный

vrhovenvrhovno sodišče

azamien büyük/yüksekulu yüce yüksek

极度的至上的

supreme

[sʊˈpriːm]

A. ADJ [effort] → supremo; [heroism, confidence] → sumo; [achievement] → mayor
it is of supreme importance → es de suma importancia
with supreme indifference → con suma indiferencia
it was a supreme irony that → la mayor ironía fue que ...
the supreme sacrifice → el sacrificio supremo
to reign supreme (fig) [team, individual, city] → no tener rival, gozar del dominio absoluto; [ideology, tradition] → predominar por encima de todo

B. CPD the Supreme Being N → el Ser Supremo
supreme champion N → campeón/ona m/f absoluto/a
Supreme Commander N → comandante mf en jefe, comandante mf supremo/a
Supreme Court N → Tribunal m Supremo, Corte f Suprema (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

supreme

[suˈpriːm] adj

(= highest in rank) → suprême

(= very great) [heroism, importance, effort] → suprême
to make the supreme sacrifice (= give one's life) → faire le sacrifice suprêmeSupreme Court n (US) → Cour f suprême

supreme

adj

(= highest in authority) → höchste(r, s); court, Soviet → oberste(r, s)

(= very great) courage, indifference etc → äußerste(r, s), größte(r, s); with supreme indifference → äußerst or völlig unbeteiligt

(= ultimate) to make the supreme sacrifice → das höchste Opfer bringen; the supreme moment of the opera → der Höhepunkt der Oper

adv to rule or reign supreme (monarch) → absolut herrschen; (champion, justice) → unangefochten herrschen; (silence) → überall herrschen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

supreme

[sʊˈpriːm] adj (in authority) → supremo/a; (very great) → sommo/a, massimo/a
with supreme indifference → con somma indifferenza
the supreme sacrifice → il sacrificio supremo
to reign supreme (fig) → dominare

supreme

(suˈpriːm) adjective

1. the highest, greatest, or most powerful. the supreme ruler.

2. the greatest possible. an act of supreme courage.

suˈpremely adverb

supremacy (suˈpreməsi) noun

the state of being the greatest or most powerful. How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long?

the Supreme Court noun

the highest court of law in (a state of) the USA and many other countries.

References in classic literature ?

The last clause of the eighth section of the first article of the plan under consideration authorizes the national legislature "to make all laws which shall be NECESSARY and PROPER for carrying into execution THE POWERS by that Constitution vested in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof"; and the second clause of the sixth article declares, "that the Constitution and the laws of the United States made IN PURSUANCE THEREOF, and the treaties made by their authority shall be the SUPREME LAW of the land, any thing in the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."

But it is said that the laws of the Union are to be the SUPREME LAW of the land.

Though a law, therefore, laying a tax for the use of the United States would be supreme in its nature, and could not legally be opposed or controlled, yet a law for abrogating or preventing the collection of a tax laid by the authority of the State, (unless upon imports and exports), would not be the supreme law of the land, but a usurpation of power not granted by the Constitution.

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One day, about a week before one of these feasts, he met the Supreme Gobbler, who said:

The Supreme Gobbler eyed him for a moment in silence; then he said:

With this significant remark the Supreme Gobbler left him, and thenceforward the Pious Person dreamed of himself as white meat and dark until rudely awakened by decapitation.

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To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

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The form of government is the ordering and regulating of the city, and all the offices in it, particularly those wherein the supreme power is lodged; and this power is always possessed by the administration; but the administration itself is that particular form of government which is established in any state: thus in a democracy the supreme power is lodged in the whole people; on the contrary, in an oligarchy it is in the hands of a few.

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Holland, in which no particle of the supreme authority is derived from the people, has passed almost universally under the denomination of a republic.

It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority of the people themselves.

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Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Adj.	1.	supreme - final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment" ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
	2.	supreme - greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal" sovereign dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
	3.	supreme - highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage" superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
	4.	supreme - greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly" maximal, maximum - the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"