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adj
Extremely large; regarded as being larger than giant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: colossal, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, huge, immense, vast
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A very large star having a mass between 10 and 70 solar masses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star, celestial body
noun
an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: star
Narrower terms: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis, Canopus
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English giant English supergiant From super- + giant.
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
