superreal

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adjective

Above or beyond what is real.

OriginEnglish real ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

adjectivesuperreal (comparative more superreal, superlative most superreal)

comparative more superreal · superlative most superreal

  1. Above or beyond what is real.
  2. mathematicsOf or pertaining to the superreal numbers, a generalization of the hyperreal numbers.
nounsuperreal (plural superreals)

plural superreals

  1. mathematicsA superreal number.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishsuperreal

From super- + real.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

superreal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superreal

MLA

“superreal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superreal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superreal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superreal.

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