/ˈʌpə/
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Translation
Higher than something else, or at the top part of something.
Word origin
Formed in Middle English from up plus the comparative ending -er.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- up
- English cognates
- up, uppermost
Examples
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The upper floors are the ones near the top of the building.
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The upper arm is the part between your shoulder and your elbow.
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'Upper' comes before a noun; you cannot say the floor is upper.
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