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n. - Displaying a sense of being better than others; The quality of being a competitive advantage; The state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits.

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  • He hated the white man's superiority and condescension
  • There were others than Pansy, however, who commented on what they called her superiority -- the young men who appeared in the evening.
  • Coy superiority is an affectation: it masks something.
  • I've met him only once, but his superiority is evident.
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