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superliminaries

superliminaries is the plural of superliminary.

Meaning of superliminary

Noun

superliminary (plural superliminaries)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The lintel across the top of a doorway.
    • (Note 88) Superliminary. Title: Literally, above the threshhold, suggesting the lintel over the passageway between the church porch and the church proper; here, figuratively, the poem that is the passage from "The Church Porch" to "The Church."1633, George Herbert (author), John N. Wall Jr. (editor), "Superluminary," in George Herbert: The Country Parson, The Temple (Paulist Press, 1981), p. 137 note 88 (Google preview)

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Questions about superliminaries

What is superliminaries the plural of?
Superliminaries is the plural of superliminary.

Words near superliminaries in the dictionary

  1. superlight
  2. superlightning
  3. superlights
  4. superlightweight
  5. superliminal
  6. superliminaries
  7. superliminary
  8. superlimit
  9. superlimits
  10. superline
  11. superlineage

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