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SUPERJACENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does superjacent mean?
• SUPERJACENT (adjective)
The adjective SUPERJACENT has 1 sense:
1. lying immediately above or on something else
Familiarity information: SUPERJACENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lying immediately above or on something else
Similar:
incumbent (lying or leaning on something else)
overlying; superimposed (placed on or over something else)
superincumbent (lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else)
Antonym:
subjacent (lying nearby but lower)
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