superman
noun/ˈsuːpəmæn/
/ˈsuːpərmæn/
(plural supermen
/ˈsuːpəmen/
/ˈsuːpərmen/
)- a man who is unusually strong or intelligent or who can do something extremely well compare superwomanTopics Successc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from super- ‘exceptional’ + man, coined by G. B. Shaw in imitation of German Übermensch (used by Nietzsche).
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