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English
Etymology
From Latin superius.
Noun
superius
- (music) The highest voice or part in early polyphony.
- Synonym: cantus
Latin
Adjective
superius
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of superior
References
- “superius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “superius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- superius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.