HYPER-

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyperæmia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion.

2.
n.

A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See Per-.


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