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superiorem

superiorem is a Latin form of superus, meaning “above, higher; (pl.) the gods above”. It is the accusative singular feminine comparative adjective.

Found 99 times in the Latin texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Caesar, De Bello Gallico 7.46.3: A medio fere colle in longitudinem, ut natura montis ferebat, ex grandibus saxis sex pedum murum qui nostrorum impetum tardaret praeduxerant Galli, atque inferiore omni spatio vacuo relicto superiorem partem collis usque ad murum oppidi densissimis castris compleverant.

Seneca the Younger, De Beneficiis 6.27.2: … lle debere; optas enim, non ut tu facultatem habeas referendae gratiae, sed ut ille necessitatem implorandae. Superiorem te facis et, quod nefas est, bene meritum ad pedes tuos mittis. Quanto satius est honesta voluntate debere, q …

All forms of superus (declension table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.