superius

== English == === Etymology === From Latin superius. === Noun === superius (music) The highest voice or part in early polyphony. Synonym: cantus ==== Related terms ==== labium superius oris == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊˈpɛ.ri.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [suˈpɛː.ri.us] === Adjective === superius nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of superior === Adverb === superius (comparative, superlative summē or suprēmē, adjective superior) comparative degree of super and suprā: further above Antonyms: īnferius, subterius === References === “superius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “superius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “superius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.