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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Super- \Su"per-\ [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. ?, L. sub under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-, Supra-, Sur-.] 1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Super \Su"per\, n. A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. [Theatrical Cant] [1913 Webster]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

133 Moby Thesaurus words for "super": Big Brother, a cut above, above, ahead, ascendant, auditor, better, bit player, boatswain, boss, capping, chief, chosen, comptroller, controller, cool, crown, damned, distinguished, divine, duodecimo, eclipsing, eighteenmo, eminent, exceeding, exceedingly, excellent, excelling, exceptionally, excessively, exquisite, extra, extremely, figurant, figurante, finer, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, folio, foreman, gaffer, ganger, gilt-edged, glorious, golden, greater, groovy, head, headman, heavenly, higher, highly, hot, hugely, immense, immensely, imperial, in ascendancy, in the ascendant, inordinately, inspector, keen, magnificent, major, marked, marvelous, medium, monitor, mute, neat, noncommissioned officer, octavo, octodecimo, of choice, one up on, outstanding, over, overfull, overly, overman, overmuch, overseer, proctor, quarto, rare, rattling, rivaling, royal, sensational, sextodecimo, sirdar, sixteenmo, slave driver, spear-carrier, splendid, splendiferous, stand-in, standby, sterling, straw boss, strikingly, subforeman, substitute, supe, superb, supereminent, superexcellent, superfine, superintendent, superior, supernumerary, supervisor, support, supporting actor, supporting cast, surpassing, surpassingly, surveyor, taskmaster, terrific, too, topping, transcending, tremendous, twelvemo, understudy, unduly, upper, visitor, walk-on, walking gentleman, wonderful