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HYPER
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Adjective
hyper (comparative more hyper, superlative most hyper)
(colloquial) hyperactive
(slang) energetic; overly diligent
Noun
hyper (uncountable)
(colloquial, science fiction) hyperspace
Etymology 2
Noun
hyper (plural hypers)
(wrestling) Alternative form of hiper
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"per-. Etym: [Gr. super, E. over. See Over, and cf. Super-.]
1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyperæmia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See Per-.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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