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Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from hyper 'above'

hyper-

 prefix
     
hyper-
1 more than usual, especially too much:
hypersensitive (=too sensitive)
hyper-inflation
a hyper-extended knee
2 beyond the usual size or limits:
a hyperlink (=from one website to another)
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