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Definition: Supra |
SupraAdverb1. 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) |
| 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. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
Supra | English | Submersible underwater work and pipeline repair apparatus | Mining |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: SupraSynonym: above (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: below (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Supra |
| English words defined with "supra": Vide. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "supra": Crepidam ♦ House-leek ♦ Laurel ♦ payment for honour ♦ Rockwell Protocol Interface ♦ Sub-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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| Author | Date | Quotation |
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. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 68% | 17 | 85,106 |
| Noun (proper) | 32% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 25 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency 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. | |||
| 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 aceite por honra (acceptance for honour, acceptance supra protest). (various references) ранее (above, antecedently, anteriorly, before, earlier, early on). (various references) gore (above, aloft, atop, overhead, up, upstairs, worse). (various references) 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) supra- (supra-), över- (hyper-, over, over-, super-, supra-, top, ultra-). (various references) yukarıda geçen (aforementioned, aforenamed, aforesaid), yukarıda (above, afore, aloft, hereinabove, overhead, upstairs). (various references) 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) ở trên trước đây. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 19, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eipen de kai toutw kai su ginou epanw pente polewn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et huic ait et tu esto supra quinque civitates |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he seide to this, And be thou on fyue citees. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said, You will be ruler over five towns. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 19, Verse 19 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya miingon kaniya, `Ug ikaw igapahimutang nga magbubuot sa lima ka lungsod.` |
| Croatian | I tomu reèe: 'I ti budi nad pet gradova!'" |
| Danish | Men han sagde også til denne: Og du skal være over fem Byer. |
| Dutch | En hij zeide ook tot dezen: En gij, wees over vijf steden. |
| Finnish | Niin hän sanoi tällekin: `Sinä, vallitse sinä viittä kaupunkia`. |
| French | Il lui dit: Toi aussi, sois établi sur cinq villes. |
| German | Zu dem sprach er auch: Du sollst sein über fünf Städte. |
| Haitian Creole | Wa a di l': Ou menm, m'ap mete ou gouvènen senk vil. |
| Hungarian | Monda pedig ennek is: Néked is legyen birodalmad öt városon. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kepada pelayan itu raja itu berkata, 'Kau akan menjadi penguasa atas lima kota.' |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka berkatalah juga tuan kepada orang itu: Engkau pun ditetapkan memerintah lima buah negeri. |
| Italian | Anche a questo disse: Anche tu sarai a capo di cinque citt . |
| Maori | Ka mea ia ki tenei, Hei rangatira ano koe mo nga pa e rima. |
| Norwegian | Også til denne sa han: Vær du herre over fem byer! |
| Portuguese | A este também respondeu: Sê tu também sobre cinco cidades. |
| Rumanian | El i -a zis wi lui: ,,Primewte wi tu ckrmuirea a cinci cetqyi.`` |
| Russian | уЛБЪБМ Й ЬФПНХ: Й ФЩ 'Х"Ш ОБ" СФША ЗПТП"БНЙ. |
| Shuar | `Nunasha chicharuk "Amincha senku péprun akupin awajsattajme" timiai.' |
| Spanish | También a éste le dijo: 'Tú también estarás sobre cinco ciudades.' |
| Swahili | Naye akamwambia pia: `Nawe utakuwa na madaraka juu ya miji mitano.` |
| Swedish | Då 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. | |
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). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "supra" (pronounced suw"pru) |
| 3 | -p r u | copra, opera. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
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. | |
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| 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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