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upper

  • adjective
  • up·per
  • ŭʹ-pər

At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.

Other meanings

  1. Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.

  2. Younger, more recent.

Word history

From Middle English "upper".

Where this comes from

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