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Super and Hyper Definitions

Super

An article or a product of superior size, quality, or grade.

Hyper

Having a very excitable or nervous temperament; high-strung.

Super

A superintendent in an apartment or office building.

Hyper

Emotionally stimulated or overexcited.

Super

A supernumerary.

Hyper

(colloquial) hyperactive
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Super

Very large, great, or extreme
"yet another super Skyscraper" (Dylan Thomas).

Hyper

(slang) energetic; overly diligent

Super

Excellent; first-rate
A super party.

Hyper

Hyperspace

Super

Especially; extremely
A super accurate missile.
Was super careful.

Hyper

Hyperextension exercise
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Super

Of excellent quality, superfine.

Super

Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

Super

(informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).
The party was super awesome.

Super

(beekeeping) superhive

Super

, especially, a building's resident manager sometimes clarified as “building super”.

Super

(neologism) nodot=1, especially as distinguished from bright.
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Super

; (theatre) specifically, a supernumerary actor.

Super

(beekeeping) superhive

Super

(television) superimpose

Super

A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.

Super

A caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

Super

Of the highest quality;
An ace reporter
A crack shot
A first-rate golfer
A super party
Played top-notch tennis
An athlete in tiptop condition
She is absolutely tops

Super

Including more than a specified category;
A super experiment

Super

Extremely large;
Another super skyscraper

Super

To an extreme degree;
The house was super clean for Mother's visit

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