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in·fe·ri·or / inˈfi(ə)rēər/ • adj. 1. lower in rank, status, or quality: schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country. ∎ of low standard or quality: inferior goods. ∎ Law (of a court or tribunal) able to have its decisions overturned by a higher court. ∎ Econ. denoting goods or services that are in greater demand during a recession than in a boom, e.g., secondhand clothes. 2. chiefly Anat. low or lower in position: ulcers located in the inferior and posterior wall of the duodenum. ∎ (of a letter, figure, or symbol) written or printed below the line. ∎ Bot. (of the ovary of a flower) situated below the sepals and enclosed in the receptacle. • n. 1. a person lower than another in rank, status, or ability: her social and intellectual inferiors. 2. Printing an inferior letter, figure, or symbol. DERIVATIVES: in·fe·ri·or·ly adv. (in sense 2 of the adjective ). |
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"inferior." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "inferior." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-inferior.html "inferior." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-inferior.html |
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"inferior." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "inferior." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-inferior.html "inferior." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-inferior.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "inferior." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "inferior." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-inferior.html T. F. HOAD. "inferior." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-inferior.html |
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inferior (in-feer-i-er) adj. (in anatomy) lower in the body in relation to another structure or surface.
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"inferior." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "inferior." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-inferior.html "inferior." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-inferior.html |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "inferior." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "inferior." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-inferior.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "inferior." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-inferior.html |
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inferior •barrier, carrier, farrier, harrier, tarrier
•Calabria, Cantabria
•Andrea • Kshatriya • Bactria
•Amu Darya, aria, Zaria
•Alexandria
•Ferrier, terrier
•destrier
•aquaria, area, armamentaria, Bavaria, Bulgaria, caldaria, cineraria, columbaria, filaria, frigidaria, Gran Canaria, herbaria, honoraria, malaria, pulmonaria, rosaria, sacraria, Samaria, solaria, tepidaria, terraria
•atria, gematria
•Assyria, Illyria, Styria, Syria
•Laurier, warrior
•hypochondria, mitochondria
•Austria
•auditoria, ciboria, conservatoria, crematoria, emporia, euphoria, Gloria, moratoria, phantasmagoria, Pretoria, sanatoria, scriptoria, sudatoria, victoria, Vitoria, vomitoria
•Maurya
•courier, Fourier
•currier, furrier, spurrier, worrier
•Cumbria, Northumbria, Umbria
•Algeria, anterior, bacteria, Bashkiria, cafeteria, criteria, cryptomeria, diphtheria, exterior, hysteria, Iberia, inferior, interior, Liberia, listeria, Nigeria, posterior, Siberia, superior, ulterior, wisteria
•Etruria, Liguria, Manchuria, Surya
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"inferior." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "inferior." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-inferior.html "inferior." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-inferior.html |
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