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superior (adjective) (not comparable)
Regarding something that is above, as opposed to inferior or below: A person's head is superior to all other parts of his or her body.
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superior planet (s) (noun), superior planets (pl)
Any planet that lies farther from the Sun than the Earth: The superior planets are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

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superior planet conjunction (s) (noun), superior planet conjunctions (pl)
The alignment of two celestial bodies when they lie or pass behind the sun: A superior planet conjunction takes place when planets, like Jupiter, have orbits larger or greater than the Earth's orbit, and are on the other side of the Sun from the Earth in which all objects are arranged in a straight line.
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