(s′pər) noun Colloq.
Shortened form of SUPERINTENDENT.

(s′pər) noun Slang
Shortened form of SUPERNUMERARY (def. 2).

(s′pər) noun
1. An article of superior size or quality; also, such size or quality.
2. In bookbinding, a thin, starched cotton fabric used in reinforcement.
—adjective
1. Slang First–rate; superfine.
2. Showing excessive loyalty: a super American.
—v.t. To reinforce (a book) with super. [Short for SUPERIOR, SUPERFINE, etc.]

1. Above in position; over: superstructure, superimpose.
2. Anat. & Zool. Situated above, or on the dorsal side of: superorbital.
3. Above or beyond; more than: supersonic, supersensible.
4. Excessively: supersaturate.
5. Med. Exceeding the normal: superacidity.
6. Chem. Denoting a high proportion of the ingredient indicated (now superseded by PER–, BI–): superphosphate.
7. Surpassing in power or size all others of its class: superhighway, supermarket. In this sense the prefix is sometimes doubled to intensify the degree of superiority: a supe–supernavy a navy far superior to any other.
8. Extra; additional: supertax. [<L super- <super above, beyond]
In the following list of words super– denotes excess or superiority, as supercritical excessively critical, superexcellence superior excellence.