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supreme

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adj/ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm//ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm//ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/
  1. 1

    Dominant, having power over all others.

    • The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
  2. 2

    Greatest, or the most excellent, extreme, superior, highest, or utmost.postpositionalsometimes

    • supreme disgust
    • supreme courage
  3. 3

    Situated at the highest part or point.

ant. inferior · minor

verb/ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm//ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm//ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/
  1. 1

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

noun/ˌs(j)uːˈpɹiːm//ˌs(j)ʊˈpɹiːm//ˌs(j)əˈpɹiːm/
  1. 1

    The highest point.

  2. 2

    A pizza having a large number of the most common toppings, such as pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, olives, etc.

    • Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease.
  3. 3

    A breast of chicken or duck with the wing bone attached.

  4. 4

    Anything from which all skin, bones, and other parts which are not eaten have been removed, such as a skinless fish fillet.

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