Supra

  

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Supra

Definition: Supra

Supra

Adverb

1. At an earlier place; "see above".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "supra" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Supra \Su"pra\, adverb. [Latin expression; akin to super. See Super-.]. (Websters 1913)


Abbreviations & Acronyms: Supra

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

Supra

EnglishSubmersible underwater work and pipeline repair apparatusMining

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: Supra

Synonym: above (adv). (additional references)
Antonym: below (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Supra

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Business

Phrase: "a business with an income at its heels"; amoto quaeramus seria ludo; par negotiis neque supra.

Indication

Phrase: ecce signum; ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem; vide ut supra; vultus ariete fortior.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Supra

English words defined with "supra": Vide. (references)
Specialty definitions using "supra": CrepidamHouse-leekLaurelpayment for honourRockwell Protocol InterfaceSub-Lapsarian, Supra-Lapsarian, supra protest. (references)
Etymologies containing "supra": soprano. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Supra" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Esperanto (upper), Latin (above, before, beyond, formerly, in authority over, in charge of, more, more than, on top, over, supra-), Portuguese (super).

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Commercial Usage: Supra

DomainTitle

References

  • Supra: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Chilton's Repair and Tune-Up Guide Toyota Celica/Supra 1971-87: All U.S. and Canadian Models of Toyota Celica and Toyota Supra (reference)

  • SUPRA SA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) (reference)

  • Toyota Celica Supra 1979 Thru 1992 All Models Automotive Repair Manual (Haynes 1139) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Historic Usage: Supra

AuthorDateQuotation

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

And in Sweatt v. Painter, supra, the Court expressly reserved decision on the question whether Plessy v. Ferguson should be held inapplicable to public education. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Supra

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Uae

Computer assembly plants in the Free Zone assemble Acer and Supra brands. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

LAUREL, n. The laurus, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (Vide supra.)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Supra

"Supra" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 68.00% of the time. "Supra" is used about 25 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)68%1785,106
Noun (proper)32%8124,375
                    Total100.00%25N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Supra

Expressions using "supra": acceptance supra protest par negotiis neque supra supra expressionism supra protest vide supra vide ut supra. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "supra": Supra-acromial, Supra-angular, Supra-auricular, supra-authority, Supra-axillary, supra-departmental, Supra-esophagal, Supra-esophageal, Supra-ethmoid, supra-historical, Supra-ilium, supra-imposing, supra-individual, supra-local, supra-modal, supra-national, supra-normal, supra-oesophagal, supra-oesophageal, supra-orbital, supra-personal, supra-political, supra-rational, supra-realistic, supra-regional, supra-regions, supra-segmental, supra-sonic, supra-state, supra-terrestrial, supra-wealthy.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Supra

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

toyota supra

4,185

supra video

80

supra

2,692

supra wallpaper

80

2004 toyota supra

371

supra twin turbo

70

supra telecom

312

toyota supra part

68

toyota supra for sale

239

1995 toyota supra

68

toyota supra twin turbo

221

supra turbo

65

toyota supra picture

217

1987 toyota supra

64

toyota supra pic

151

new supra

62

fast furious supra

137

fast and the furious toyota supra

58

toyota supra turbo

135

1988 toyota supra

55

2004 supra

130

new toyota supra

54

supra body kit

121

supra part

51

2003 toyota supra

116

veilside supra

47

supra boat

109

2005 supra

46

supra picture

101

toyota supra used

44

supra for sale

101

1989 toyota supra

44

supra pic

100

key supra

44

toyota supra body kit

94

1994 toyota supra

43

supra toyota wallpaper

90

diamond supra

42

supra forum

85

1998 toyota supra

42
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Supra

Language Translations for "supra"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

sipër (above, aloft, over, overhead, topside, up, upstair, upstairs). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

горе (above, aloft, overhead, up, upstairs), по-горе (above, thereinbefore, upstairs). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

在上. (various references)

   

Czech

  

nadnárodní (multinational, supra-national). (various references)

   

Danish

  

interventionsbetaling (payment for honour, supra protest), interventionsaccept (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest), intervention ved æresaccept (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest), hernia supraumbilicalis (supra-umbilical hernia), æresintervention (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest), æresbetaling (payment for honour, supra protest). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

acceptatie ter ere (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest). (various references)

   

French

  

hernie sous-ombilicale (supra-umbilical hernia), acceptation sur protêt (acceptance supra protest), acceptation par intervention (acceptance supra protest), acceptation par honneur (acceptance supra protest). (various references)

   

German

  

oben (above, ahead, at the head, at the top, at the top of, on the surface, on top, overhead, top, up, up here, up north, up there, upstairs, upstream). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υπεράνω (above, beyond, over). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מלב" (apart from, aside from, besides, excluding, only, save), מעל (above, atop, deception, embezzlement, fraud, on, on top of, treachery, upward of), למעל" (above, aloft, before, beyond, on top, up, up ward, upward, upwards), לעיל (above, above mentioned, aforesaid, preceding). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

fel-, fölötti. (various references)

   

Italian

  

ernia sopraombelicale (supra-umbilical hernia), accettazione per onore (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

理外 (supra-rational). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

りがい (advantages and disadvantages, interest, supra-rational). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

uprasay

   

Portuguese

  

aceite por honra (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

ранее (above, antecedently, anteriorly, before, earlier, early on). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

gore (above, aloft, atop, overhead, up, upstairs, worse). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

supra- (supra-), pago por indicatorio (payment for honour, supra protest), intervención en la aceptación (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest), hernia paraumbilical (para-umbilical hernia, supra-umbilical hernia), aceptación por intervención (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest), aceptación por honor (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

supra- (supra-), över- (hyper-, over, over-, super-, supra-, top, ultra-). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yukarıda geçen (aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid), yukarıda (above, afore, aloft, hereinabove, overhead, upstairs). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

раніше (above, afore, aforetime, already, antecedently, anteriorly, before, before now, earlier on, erst, erstwhile, fore, formerly, in the past, previous to, previously, prior to, sooner), вище (above, beyond, higher, o'er, over, up). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

ở trên trước đây. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Supra

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 19, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipen de kai toutw kai su ginou epanw pente polewn
Latin405VulgateEt huic ait et tu esto supra quinque civitates
Middle English1395WyclifAnd he seide to this, And be thou on fyue citees.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Supra

LanguageLuke Chapter 19, Verse 19
CebuanoUg siya miingon kaniya, `Ug ikaw igapahimutang nga magbubuot sa lima ka lungsod.`
CroatianI tomu reèe: 'I ti budi nad pet gradova!'"
DanishMen han sagde også til denne: Og du skal være over fem Byer.
DutchEn hij zeide ook tot dezen: En gij, wees over vijf steden.
FinnishNiin hän sanoi tällekin: `Sinä, vallitse sinä viittä kaupunkia`.
FrenchIl lui dit: Toi aussi, sois établi sur cinq villes.
GermanZu dem sprach er auch: Du sollst sein über fünf Städte.
Haitian CreoleWa a di l': Ou menm, m'ap mete ou gouvènen senk vil.
HungarianMonda pedig ennek is: Néked is legyen birodalmad öt városon.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKepada pelayan itu raja itu berkata, 'Kau akan menjadi penguasa atas lima kota.'
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka berkatalah juga tuan kepada orang itu: Engkau pun ditetapkan memerintah lima buah negeri.
ItalianAnche a questo disse: Anche tu sarai a capo di cinque citt .
MaoriKa mea ia ki tenei, Hei rangatira ano koe mo nga pa e rima.
NorwegianOgså til denne sa han: Vær du herre over fem byer!
PortugueseA este também respondeu: Sê tu também sobre cinco cidades.   
RumanianEl i -a zis wi lui: ,,Primewte wi tu ckrmuirea a cinci cetqyi.``
RussianуЛБЪБМ Й ЬФПНХ: Й ФЩ 'Х"Ш ОБ" СФША ЗПТП"БНЙ.
Shuar`Nunasha chicharuk "Amincha senku péprun akupin awajsattajme" timiai.'
SpanishTambién a éste le dijo: 'Tú también estarás sobre cinco ciudades.'
SwahiliNaye akamwambia pia: `Nawe utakuwa na madaraka juu ya miji mitano.`
SwedishDå sade han jämväl till denne: 'Så vare ock du satt över fem städer.'
Uma"Na'uli' wo'o-mi magau' hi karodua-na tohe'ei: `Iko wo'o ku'ongko' jadi' topohawa' hi lima ngata.'

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Supra

Derivations

Words beginning with "supra": supraliminal, supramolecular, supranational, supranationalism, supranationalisms, supranationalist, supranationalists, supranationalities, supranationality, supraoptic, supraorbital, suprarational, suprarenal, suprarenals, suprasegmental, supraventricular, supravital, supravitally. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Supra"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "supra" (pronounced suw"pru)
3-p r ucopra, opera.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Supra

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: praus.

Words within the letters "a-p-r-s-u"

-1 letter: pars, prau, purs, raps, rasp, spar, spur, sura, upas, ursa.

-2 letters: ars, asp, par, pas, pur, pus, rap, ras, sap, sau, spa, sup, ups.

-3 letters: ar, as, pa, up, us.

 Words containing the letters "a-p-r-s-u"
 

+1 letter: carpus, pareus, parous, pauser, prahus, pulsar, purdas, sapour, subpar, upsoar.

 

+2 letters: apercus, aruspex, burlaps, grampus, larrups, markups, papyrus, parlous, paruras, parures, pasture, paupers, pausers, perusal, pleuras, plurals, priapus, pulsars, puranas, purdahs, pyurias, rupiahs, sapours, scauper, spirula, startup, subpart, surpass, unsharp, unstrap, unwraps, upbears, updarts, upraise, uprates, uprears, uproars, upsoars, upstair, upstare, upstart, uptears, upwards, vapours, warmups, yaupers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Quotations: Historic
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Bible Trace
12. Abbreviations
13. Acronyms
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Bibliography


  

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