Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supermax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-max
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prison with the highest possible level of security.

American usage

adj

Being, or pertaining to, such a prison.

Example Sentences

"As he sits today in Supermax, Powers had amputated his fingers, a testicle, his scrotum and his earlobes, has cut his Achilles tendon, and had tried several times to kill himself."
"Kaczynski had been held in the federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he was sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years for a campaign of terror that set universities nationwide on edge."

Etymology

From super- + max (as in maximum security prison).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

supermaxes (plural)

Synonyms

ADX

Questions

What does supermax mean?: A prison with the highest possible level of security.
Where does supermax come from?: From super- + max (as in maximum security prison).

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