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Meaning of SURPASSING

Pronunciation:  surp'asing

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  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"
  2. [adj]  exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
 
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 Synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, extraordinary, olympian, prodigious, superior, transcendent
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sur*pass"ing\, a.
Eminently excellent; exceeding others. ``With surpassing
glory crowned.'' --Milton. -- {Sur*pass"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Sur*pass"ing*ness}, n.
 

 

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