superordinate

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superordinate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  superordinate
      adj 1: of higher rank or status or value
      n 1: one of greater rank or station or quality [syn: superior,
           higher-up, superordinate] [ant: inferior]
      2: a word that is more generic than a given word [syn:
         hypernym, superordinate, superordinate word]
      v 1: place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are
           superordinated to a third"