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supermaximum

supermaximum adjective: supermax.

Adjective

supermaximum (not comparable)

  1. supermax
    • The federal supermaximum prison in Florence, Colo.2009 May 23, Kirk Johnson, “In Area Packed With Prisons, a Split on Jihadists”, in New York Times
  2. (rare) Greater than maximum; to the very highest degree; supermaximal

Noun

supermaximum (plural supermaximums)

  1. A supermax prison.

Forms of supermaximum

Adjective
alternative formsuper-maximum
Noun
pluralsupermaximums

Origin of supermaximum

From super- + maximum.

Questions about supermaximum

What does supermaximum mean?
Supermaximum means supermax.
What part of speech is supermaximum?
Supermaximum can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near supermaximum in the dictionary

  1. supermaxillae
  2. supermaxillary
  3. supermaxim
  4. supermaximal
  5. supermaxims
  6. supermaximum
  7. supermaximums
  8. supermaxis
  9. supermayor
  10. supermayors
  11. supermeasure

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