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supra- prefix repr. L. suprā adv. and prep., above, beyond, in addition (to), before the time of, in comps. parallel to those of super-, but with a different distribution; used in many techn. terms, esp. anat. and zool. (opp. INFRA-, SUB-). supralapsarian pert. to the view that God's election of some was antecedent to the Fall of Man XVII.
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supra- • prefix 1. beyond; transcending: supranational.2. above: suprarenal.
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supra- The Latin supra, meaning ‘above’, ‘beyond’, or ‘earlier in time’, used as a prefix meaning ‘above’ or ‘in a superior position to’.
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supra- From the Latin supra meaning ‘above’, ‘beyond’, or ‘earlier in time’, a prefix meaning ‘above’ or ‘in a superior position to’.
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