supermaximum

English

Alternative forms

• super-maximum

Etymology

From super- +‎ maximum.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

supermaximum (not comparable)

1. supermax
   • 2009 May 23, Kirk Johnson, “In Area Packed With Prisons, a Split on Jihadists”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 January 2024:

     The federal supermaximum prison in Florence, Colo.

2. (rare) Greater than maximum; to the very highest degree; supermaximal

Noun

supermaximum (plural supermaximums)

1. A supermax prison.