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su·per·ja·cent
(so͞o′pər-jā′sənt)adj.
Resting or lying immediately above or on something else.
[Latin superiacēns, superiacent-, present participle of superiacēre, to lie over : super-, super- + iacēre, to lie down; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
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superjacent
(ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt)adj
lying immediately above or upon
[C17: from Late Latin superjacēre, from Latin super- + jacēre to lie]
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su•per•ja•cent
(ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt)adj.
lying above or upon something else.
[1600–10; < Latin superjacent-, s. of superjacēns, present participle of superjacēre to rest upon]
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| Adj. | 1. | superjacent - lying immediately above or on something else subjacent - lying nearby but lower; "hills and subjacent valleys" |
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