Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supramaximal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: supra-max-i-mal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being much higher or greater than what is considered or usually maximal; being greater or higher than the corresponding maximal

adj

Above and beyond the usual or fixed maximum limit.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English maximal English supramaximal From supra- + maximal.

Derived Forms

supramaximally

Questions

What does supramaximal mean?: Being much higher or greater than what is considered or usually maximal; being greater or higher than the corresponding maximal
Where does supramaximal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English maximal English supramaximal From supra- + maximal.

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