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supralinear

supralinear adjective: above the lines of normal text.

Adjective

supralinear (not comparable)

  1. above the lines of normal text
    Synonyms:
    supralineal
  2. greater than linear

Synonyms of supralinear

Origin of supralinear

From supra- + linear.

Words formed from supralinear

Questions about supralinear

What does supralinear mean?
Supralinear means above the lines of normal text.
What part of speech is supralinear?
Supralinear is an adjective.

Words near supralinear in the dictionary

  1. supraliminal
  2. supraliminally
  3. supraliminar
  4. supraliminary
  5. supralineal
  6. supralinear
  7. supralinearities
  8. supralinearity
  9. supralinearly
  10. supralinguistic
  11. supralinguistically

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