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• n  one of greater rank or station or quality
• n  a word that is more generic than a given word
• v  place in a superior order or rank
  These two notions are superordinated to a third
• s  of higher rank or status or value

• If this idea ever gets across, it may provide New York with what sociologists call a "superordinate goal"the kind of overriding common interest that unites hostile groups when .
• Indeed, enterprising families can still find ample superordinate goals.
• The classic case of a world-uniting superordinate goal would be an extraterrestrial invasion.

• superior
• higher-up
• hypernym
• superordinate word

• inferior

News & Articles

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• Palliation is rarely a topic in studies on advanced cancer
  Randomized controlled trials only rarely consider end-of-life aspects and often fail to name superordinate patient-relevant treatment goals. Instead of quality of life, survival is in the foreground, research shows.
  April 24, 2014 - Science Daily