Etymology From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
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Dominant, having power over all others.
The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.2013 June 21, Karen McVeigh, “US rules human genes can't be patented”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 10:
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Postpositional, Sometimes Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.
supreme disgust
supreme courage
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But they will come away with an enhanced understanding of, and even sympathy for, the man who, according to at least one of his associates, was the “supreme gangster in the U.S., the top man … the big boss.”2021 February 9, Jenna Weissman Joselit, “Was Bugsy Siegel the ‘Supreme Gangster’? A Biography Makes the Case”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Situated at the highest part or point.
Etymology From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
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Cooking, Food, Lifestyle To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.
supreme
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Etymology From Middle English suppreme, partly from Middle French suppreme, supreme and partly from its etymon, Latin suprēmus, superlative of superus (“that is above”). In the cooking sense, partly an independent borrowing of French suprême, partly merged with the existing English word. Doublet of supremo.
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The highest point.
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Cooking, Food, Lifestyle A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease.2010, Michael Jayfox, E. Chas McSween, Intravenus DeMilo, Enron Hubbard, Hunter McKenzie-Smythe, Flash Johnson, Things Bogans Like, Sydney: Hachette, page 117:
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Cooking, Food, Lifestyle A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
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Cooking, Food, Lifestyle Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.