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superstrain en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsuːpəɹstɹeɪn/ (General-American)
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- /s(j)uːpəˈstɹeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈs(j)uːpəstɹeɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From super- + strain.
Meanings
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A strain (of a disease etc.) that comprehends several substrains.
Forms
superstrain en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /suːpəɹˈstɹeɪn/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From super- + strain.
Meanings
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(obsolete) To overstrain, to strain too much.
In the straining of a string , the further it is strained the less superstraining goeth to a note
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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