adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
supervisory
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Pronunciation
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/ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈvaɪzəɹɪ/
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CMU ARPABET: S UW2 P ER0 V AY1 Z ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective
Meaning 2
of or limited to or involving supervision
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in a supervisory capacity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English supervise Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English supervisory From supervise + -ory.
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