English Explanatory Dictionary

superreal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Above or beyond what is real.
  2. Of or pertaining to the superreal numbers, a generalization of the hyperreal numbers.
noun
  1. A superreal number.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superreal.wav

Word forms

superreal more superreal most superreal superreals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real English superreal From super- + real.

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