upper

/ˈʌpɚ/

UK: /ˈʌpə(ɹ)/

upper

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American (Lessac) (medium)

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Female 0.7s

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Male 0.2s

Definition

At a higher level, rank or position.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-West Germanic *upp Old English upp Middle English up Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -er Middle English upper English upper Inherited from Middle English upper. By surface analysis, up + -er.