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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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-}.
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