Adjacent Words

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Merriam Webster's

prefix Etymology: Latin hyper-, from Greek, from hyper — more at over 1. above ; beyond ; super- <hypermarket> 2. a. excessively <hypersensitive> b. excessive <hyperemia> 3. that is or exists in a space of more than three dimensions <hyperspace> 4. bridging points within an entity (as a database or network) nonsequentially <hypertext>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prefix meaning: 1 over, beyond, above (hyperphysical). 2 exceeding (hypersonic). 3 excessively; above normal (hyperbole; hypersensitive). Etymology: Gk huper over, beyond

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hyper- Hy"per- [Gr. "ype`r over, above; akin to L. super, E. over. See Over, and cf. Super-.] 1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyper[ae]mia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion. 2. (Chem.) A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See Per-.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Hyper- is used to form adjectives that describe someone as having a lot or too much of a particular quality. I hated my father. He was hyper-critical and mean... He is one of those lean, hyper-fit people. PREFIX