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supertype

supertype noun: the data type represented by a superclass.

Noun

supertype (plural supertypes)

  1. The data type represented by a superclass.

Verb

supertype (third-person singular simple present supertypes, present participle supertyping, simple past and past participle supertyped)

  1. To categorize as a supertype.

Forms of supertype

Noun
pluralsupertypes
Verb
third-person singular presentsupertypes
present participlesupertyping
past participlesupertyped
pastsupertyped

Origin of supertype

From super- + type.

Questions about supertype

What does supertype mean?
Supertype means the data type represented by a superclass.
What part of speech is supertype?
Supertype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of supertype?
The plural of supertype is supertypes.

Words near supertype in the dictionary

  1. supertwisters
  2. supertwisting
  3. supertwistor
  4. supertwistors
  5. supertwists
  6. supertype
  7. supertyped
  8. supertypes
  9. supertyphoon
  10. supertyphoons
  11. supertypical

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