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upper [ˈʌpər, Brit -əʳ] ADJ (further up)

upper
the Upper House POL
≈ o Senado

upper case N no pl typ

upper case

upper-class ADJ

Usage examples with upper

the Upper House POL
≈ o Senado
to gain the upper hand

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This is shown in the upper figure on the right.
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The upper rooms of the tower are all empty, but visitors are allowed to climb to the top.
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First, they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns.
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Once the war was over, her family joined the upper class.
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Some programs, like engineering or medicine require extra upper secondary level courses in mathematics and sciences, which can be attained through a foundation course in engineering.
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The agency recommends that the long-term average of radon concentration during school hours stay below 200 Bq/m3 -- the recommended upper level for detection.
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The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years.
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The upper floor contains the operating room, has five windows along the east side, and one window each on the north and south sides.
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The lower floor was used as the trading post, and the upper floor as a community hall.
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Many of the upper middle class regarded amateur theatre as at best a harmless pleasure with no particular moral or aesthetic merit.
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