supreme

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English

Alternative forms

• (cooking): suprême

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm/, /ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm/, /ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsuˈpɹim/, /səˈpɹim/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

supreme (comparative supremer or more supreme, superlative supremest or most supreme)

1. Dominant, having power over all others.

   Synonyms: predominant, preponderant, regnant
2. (sometimes postpositive) Greatest, most excellent, extreme, most superior, highest, or utmost.
3. (botany) Situated at the highest part or point.

Antonyms

• inferior
• minor

Derived terms

Related terms

• super

Translations

Verb

supreme (third-person singular simple present supremes, present participle supreming, simple past and past participle supremed)

1. (transitive, cooking) To divide a citrus fruit into its segments, removing the skin, pith, membranes, and seeds.

Noun

supreme (plural supremes)

1. The highest point.
2. (cooking) A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.
3. (cooking) A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.
4. (cooking) Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

Related terms

References

Further reading

• “supreme”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “supreme”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “supreme”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• eusperm, presume

Interlingua

Adjective

supreme (comparative plus supreme, superlative le plus supreme)

1. supreme

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈprɛ.me/
• Rhymes: -ɛme
• Hyphenation: su‧prè‧me

Adjective

supreme f pl

1. feminine plural of supremo

Anagrams

• presume

Latin

Adjective

suprēme

1. vocative masculine singular of suprēmus