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superjacent
su·per·ja·cent [ spər jáyss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
overlying: lying on or above something
[Late 16th century. < Latin superjacent-, present participle of superjacere "lie above" < super "over, above" < jacere "lie"]
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