Superordinate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of greater rank or station or quality

a word that is more generic than a given word

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌuːpɚɹˈɔːɹdᵻnət/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌuːpəɹˈɔːdɪnət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌuːpəɹˈɔːdɪnət/

5 syllables Say it as /sˌuːpɚɹˈɔːɹdᵻnət/.

Examples

These two notions are superordinated to a third

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

superior hypernym superordinate word higher-up

Antonyms

inferior

Parts of Speech

noun	one of greater rank or station or quality
noun	a word that is more generic than a given word
verb	place in a superior order or rank “These two notions are superordinated to a third”
adjective	of higher rank or status or value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übergeordnet

jemand von höherem Rang, Rang oder Qualität

🇫🇷French

supérieur

un de rang, de station ou de qualité supérieur

🇪🇸Spanish

superior

uno de mayor rango o posición o calidad

🇮🇹Italian

sovraordinato

uno di rango, posizione o qualità maggiore

🇳🇱Dutch

bovengeschikt

iemand met een hogere rang, stand of kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

superordenado

um de maior posição ou posição ou qualidade

🇷🇺Russian

вышестоящий

один более высокого ранга, положения или качества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उच्चकोटी

अधिक पद या पद या गुणवत्ता वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপারঅর্ডিনেট

একটি বৃহত্তর র্যাঙ্ক বা স্টেশন বা গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

மேலான

உயர் பதவி அல்லது நிலையம் அல்லது தரம் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అతీతుడు

గొప్ప ర్యాంక్ లేదా స్టేషన్ లేదా నాణ్యతలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

सर्वोच्च

मोठे रँक किंवा स्टेशन किंवा गुणवत्तेपैकी एक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુપરઓર્ડિનેટ

એક વધુ રેન્ક અથવા સ્ટેશન અથવા ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧೀನ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಶ್ರೇಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മേൽനോട്ടം

ഉയർന്ന റാങ്കിലോ സ്റ്റേഷനിലോ ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിലോ ഉള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਤਮ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਰੈਂਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਟੇਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعلیٰ

ایک بڑا درجہ یا اسٹیشن یا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

上级

更高等级、地位或品质之一

🇯🇵Japanese

上位の

より高いランク、ステーション、または品質のもの

🇰🇷Korean

상급자

더 높은 순위, 스테이션 또는 품질 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

siêu đẳng

một trong những cấp bậc hoặc trạm hoặc chất lượng cao hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้บังคับบัญชา

ตำแหน่งหรือสถานีหรือคุณภาพที่ใหญ่กว่าอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

lebih tinggi

salah satu pangkat atau kedudukan atau kualitas yang lebih tinggi

🇲🇾Malay

penyelia

satu yang lebih tinggi pangkat atau stesen atau kualiti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متفوق

واحدة ذات رتبة أو محطة أو جودة أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

مافوق

یکی با رتبه یا ایستگاه یا کیفیت بالاتر

🇹🇷Turkish

üst düzey

daha yüksek rütbeli, istasyonlu veya kaliteli biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

עליון

אחד בדרגה או תחנה או איכות גבוהה יותר

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The primary meaning of 'superordinate' is 'one of greater rank or station or quality'.

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