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Definition of superiority
superiorities
: the quality or state of being superior; also : a superior characteristic
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Examples of superiority in a Sentence
His success has given him a false sense of superiority.
the superiority of some of the customers at the exclusive beauty salon is enough to curl your hair
Recent Examples of superiority from the Web
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Anthropologists, the discipline itself is focused on questioning religious and cultural myth, particularly myth that celebrates national, cultural or racial superiorities.
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This idea, rooted in patriarchal superiority, is that once you're attracted to a man with a supposedly almighty penis, that's it: You must be primarily attracted to people with penises for the rest of your days.
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In other words, when the money goes down, everything else goes down with it — except, inevitably and comically, Bosco's sense of social superiority.
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Mexico asserted its superiority in the second half against New Zealand to avoid a Confederations Cup embarrassment on Wednesday, coming from behind to win a fiery Group A encounter 2-1 that ended in a brawl.
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Higgins tried for four years to convince the Navy of hits boat's superiority before officials finally granted him a test run in 1938.
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The countries where people most disagreed with the idea that there is superiority in the three categories included Sweden, France, Iceland, Latvia, Spain, Argentina, Canada and Portugal.
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According to the Gallup International survey, national majorities that agreed or strongly agreed that superiority exists were more likely to share that belief across the categories of religion, race and culture.
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In matters of international relations and trade, Germany’s sense of superiority occasionally resulted in old-style cheating.
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First Known Use of superiority
15th century
SUPERIORITY Defined for English Language Learners
superiority
playDefinition of superiority for English Language Learners
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: the quality or state of being high or higher in quality
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: the belief that you are better than other people
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: the quality or state of being larger, stronger, etc., than others
SUPERIORITY Defined for Kids
superiority
playDefinition of superiority for Students
: the state or fact of being better, more important, or higher in rank than others
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