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superannate
▪ I. † superannate, a. Obs. rare. [ad. med.L. superannātus (of cattle) more than a year old, f. super annum beyond a year: see super- 7 b and -ate2. Cf. F. suranné, It. soprannato.] = superannuated.1608 J. King Serm. 5 Nov. 15 It is not so auncient & superannate as the story of Pope Ione. 1629 Maxwe...
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superannuate
▪ I. superˈannuate, a. and n. Now rare. [ad. mod.L. *superannuātus, altered f. superannātus superannate.] A. adj. = superannuated.1647 Ward Simple Cobler 21 As if former Truths were grown superannuate and saplesse, if not altogether antiquate. 1654 Gayton Pleas. Notes i. iv. 13, I believe Rosinante ...
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superannuated
superannuated, pa. pple. and ppl. a. (s(j)uːpəˈrænjuːeɪtɪd) [f. mod.L. *superannuātus, altered from med.L. superannātus superannate, after L. annuus (see annual).] 1. Of persons (or animals): Disqualified or incapacitated by age; old and infirm. † Formerly const. to with inf. = too old to be or to d...
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super-
super-, prefix (ˈs(j)uːpə(r), -ər) repr. L. super- = the adv. and prep. super above, on the top (of), beyond, besides, in addition, used in composition with the various meanings detailed below. (Cf. the related Skr. upari-, Gr. ὑπερ- hyper-, OE. ofer-, etc. over-.) A certain number of important Lati...
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