hyper
Multiple Entries:hyper hyper-
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hyper/ˈhʌɪpə(r)/
▶adjective informal hyperactive or unusually energetic.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hyper-/ˈhʌɪpə(r)/
▶prefix
- 1 over; beyond; above: hypersonic.
■ excessively; above normal: hyperthyroidism.
- 2 relating to hypertext: hyperlink.
– origin from Gk huper ‘over, beyond’.
'hyper' also found in these Oxford entries:
hyper-
- hyperaesthesia
- hyperbaric
- hypergamy
- hyperglycaemia
- hypergolic
- hyperkinesis
- hypermarket
- hypermnesia
- hypernym
- hyperon
- hyperopia
- hyperplasia
- hypersthene
- hyperthermia
- hypertrophy
