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SUPERMAN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does superman mean?

• SUPERMAN (noun)
The noun SUPERMAN has 2 senses:

1. a person with great powers and abilities
2. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Familiarity information: SUPERMAN used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUPERMAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person with great powers and abilities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

demigod; superman; Ubermensch

Hypernyms ("superman" is a kind of...):

leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Lucy in the sky with diamonds; back breaker; battery-acid; window pane; Elvis; loony toons; superman; acid; pane; Zen; dot; dose

Hypernyms ("superman" is a kind of...):

LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide (a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid)

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