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superb

/suːˈpɜːb/ adjective

Latin root: superbus Wiktionary

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  1. First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good.
    This champagne is superb.
  2. Grand; magnificent; august; stately.
    a superb edifice; a superb colonnade
  3. Haughty.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

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