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adj
Positioned immediately above or on top of something else; overlying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
lying immediately above or on something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: subjacent
History
From (the stem of) Latin superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre, from super- + jacēre (“to lie”).
