above: signification et définitions
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Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than: put principles above expediency.
On high; overhead: the clouds above.
Upstairs: a table in the dining room above.
To a degree that is over zero: 15° above.
In an earlier part of a given text: "The problems cited above have led to a number of suggestions for reform” ( Wharton Magazine).
In or to a higher rank or position: the ranks of major and above.
Over or higher than: a cool spring above the timberline.
Beyond the level or reach of: a shot that was heard above the music.
Too honorable to bend to: I am above petty intrigue.
More than: somewhat above normal temperature.
Upstream of: a dam positioned ten miles above the town.
North of: Minnesota is above Iowa.
An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information.
The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.
Appearing earlier in the same text: flaws in the above interpretation.
above all Over and above all other factors or considerations: Above all, tell the truth.