English Explanatory Dictionary

superincumbent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Lying or resting on something else; overlying.

Pronunciation

/suːpəɹɪnˈkʌmbənt/

Word forms

superincumbent more superincumbent most superincumbent

Etymology

From Latin superincumbentem, present participle of superincumbere. By surface analysis, super- + incumbent.

Derived words

superincumbently

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