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surpassing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr & vb n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See {Sur-}, and {Pass}.] To go beyond in anything good or bad to exceed; to excel. This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his joy. --Milton. Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surpassing \Sur*pass"ing\, a. Eminently excellent; exceeding others ``With surpassing glory crowned.'' --Milton. -- {Sur*pass"ing*ly}, adv -- {Sur*pass"ing*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surpassing adj 1: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence [syn: {transcendent}] 2: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {exceptional}, {olympian}, {prodigious}]
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