Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supertype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-type
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The data type represented by a superclass.

verb

To categorize as a supertype.

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- English type English supertype From super- + type.

Inflected Forms

supertypes (plural) supertypes (present, singular) supertyping (participle, present) supertyped (participle, past) supertyped (past)

Questions

What does supertype mean?: The data type represented by a superclass.
Where does supertype come from?: 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 type English supertype From super- + type.

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