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SUPERJACENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lying immediately above or on something else
Classified under:
Similar:
incumbent (lying or leaning on something else)
overlying; superimposed (placed on or over something else)
superincumbent (lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else)
Antonym:
subjacent (lying nearby but lower)