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above
prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under. 199. See Over.]1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath. ()
Fowl that may fly above the earth. (Gen. i. 20.)
2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach. (Marlowe.)
I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun. (Acts xxxvi. 13.)
3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.) ()
above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things. ()
Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to. ()
adv. 1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above. ()
2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page. (Dryden.)
3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above. ()
4. More than; as, above five hundred were present. ()
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