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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hyper- \Hy"per-\ [Gr. "ype'r over, above; akin to L. super, E. over. See {Over}, and cf. {Super-}.]
1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical, hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great, excessive; as, hyper[ae]mia, hyperbola, hypercritical, hypersecretion.
2. (Chem.) A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See {Per-}.
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