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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Superb  \Su*perb"\,  a.  [F.  superbe,  L.  superbus,  fr  super  over 
  See  {Super-}.] 
  1.  Grand;  magnificent;  august;  stately;  as  a  superb  edifice; 
  a  superb  colonnade. 
 
  2.  Rich;  elegant;  as  superb  furniture  or  decorations. 
 
  3.  Showy;  excellent;  grand;  as  a  superb  exhibition. 
 
  {Superb  paradise  bird}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  bird  of  paradise 
  ({Paradis[ae]a,  or  Lophorina  superba})  having  the 
  scapulars  erectile,  and  forming  a  large  ornamental  tuft  on 
  each  shoulder,  and  a  large  gorget  of  brilliant  feathers  on 
  the  breast.  The  color  is  deep  violet,  or  nearly  black, 
  with  brilliant  green  reflections.  The  gorget  is  bright 
  metallic  green. 
 
  {Superb  warber}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Blue  wren},  under  {Wren}.  -- 
  {Su*perb"ly},  adv  --  {Su*perb"ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  superb 
  adj  1:  of  surpassing  excellence;  "a  brilliant  performance";  "a 
  superb  actor"  [syn:  {brilliant}] 
  2:  surpassingly  good;  "a  superb  meal"




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