Surpassing Definition & Meaning

surpassing
adjective
  1. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
  2. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

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