supernetwork

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noun

A network of networks

OriginEnglish network ← Middle English net ← Old English nett →
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Meanings

nounsupernetwork (plural supernetworks)

plural supernetworks

  1. A network of networks

    Of course, in a supernetwork, nodes represent networks.

    2005, Frank H. Page, Jr.; Samir Kamat, “Farsighted Stability in Network Formation”, in Group Formation in Economics, →ISBN, page 93

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Germanic*natją
  8. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  9. Old Englishnett
  10. Middle Englishnet
  11. Englishnet
  12. Englishwork
  13. Englishnetwork
  14. Englishsupernetwork

From super- + network.

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APA

supernetwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supernetwork

MLA

“supernetwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supernetwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supernetwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supernetwork.

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