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Above
Above A*bove", adv.
1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the
clouds above.
2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a
foregoing page. ``That was said above.' --Dryden.
3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court
above.
4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.
Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by
omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,
the above observations, the above reference, the above
articles. -- Above is also used substantively. ``The
waters that come down from above.' --Josh. iii. 13. It
is also used as the first part of a compound in the
sense of before, previously; as, above-cited,
above-described, above-mentioned, above-named,
abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written, above-given.
AboveAbove A*bove", prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;
an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.
[root]199. See Over.]
1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper
surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
Fowl that may fly above the earth. --Gen. i. 20.
2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;
surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,
things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct
above reproach. ``Thy worth . . . is actions above my
gifts.' --Marlowe.
I saw in the way a light from heaven above the
brightness of the sun. --Acts xxxvi.
13.
3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a
hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above,
adv., 4.)
above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in
preference to other things.
Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.
Meaning of Above from wikipedia
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Above may
refer to:
Above (artist),
Tavar Zawacki (born 1981),
contemporary urban artist Above (magazine), an
American environmental magazine 2009–2010...
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Above the fold is the
upper half of the
front page of a
newspaper or
tabloid where an
important news
story or
photograph is
often located.
Papers are...
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Height above mean sea
level is a
measure of the
vertical distance (height,
elevation or altitude) of a
location in
reference to a
historic mean sea level...
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Above the Rim is a 1994
American sports film co-written and
directed by Jeff
Pollack in his
directorial debut. The
screenplay was
written by
Barry Michael...
- "None of the
above" (NOTA), or none for short, also
known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a
ballot option in some
jurisdictions or organizations...
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Above and
Beyond may
refer to:
Above and
Beyond (1952 film), a 1952 film
about World War II
American pilot Paul
Tibbets and the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima...
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Heavens Above may
refer to:
Heavens Above!, a 1963 film
starring Peter Sellers and
William Hartnell Heavens-
Above, a non-profit
satellite tracking organization...
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Above Su****ion may
refer to:
Above Su****ion, a 1941
novel by
Helen MacInnes Above Su****ion (1943 film),
starring Joan
Crawford and
based on the MacInnes...
- "Rise
Above This" is a song by
South African rock band Seether. It is the
second single from the band's
album Finding Beauty in
Negative Spaces. It is...
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Above the Law may
refer to:
Above the Law (website), a law blog
Righting Wrongs, a 1986 Hong Kong film
titled "
Above the Law" for
international release...
