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ABOVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An earlier section of a written text
Example:
for instructions refer to the above
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("above" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Appearing earlier in the same text
Example:
flaws in the above interpretation
Classified under:
Similar:
preceding (existing or coming before)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(in writing) at an earlier place
Example:
see above
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Antonym:
below ((in writing) at a later place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In or to a place that is higher
Synonyms:
above; higher up; in a higher place; to a higher place
Classified under:
Antonym:
below (in or to a place that is lower)
Context examples:
The sun danced above him in the sky, the huge walls reeled and swung, and still he heard and saw dimly.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
I selected mainly from the canned goods, and by the time I was ready, willing hands were extended from above to receive what I passed up.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“Come up, my dear sir,” said Holmes’s voice from above.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The southern portion of the left inset above shows the cratered plateau uplands informally named Vega Terra.
(What’s Eating at Pluto?, NASA)
The light actuated materials created in this study are based on the principle of the Curie temperature—the temperature above which certain materials will change their magnetic properties.
(New Materials Developed by Scientists Able to Move in Response to Light, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
“They was his last words,” moaned Morgan, “his last words above board.”
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He must have lost his head, or he never would have left the stick or, above all, burned the cheque book.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He has grown grey in the service, is a gentleman, a favoured guest in the most exalted houses, and, above all, a man whose patriotism is beyond suspicion.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I was unwilling to quit the sight of those that remained to me, and above all, I desired to see my sweet Elizabeth in some degree consoled.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
All the component parts of a plant that appear above the roots.
(Plant, Aerial Part, Food and Drug Administration)
