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super-

 
 
/suːpər-/ prefix

Definition

used before adjectives and nouns to mean "extremely" or "very large": Supercomputers have computed pi to more than a trillion decimal places, looking always for a pattern to unlock its mystery. The super-rich are getting super-richer.
(Definition of super- prefix from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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