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upper
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upper
1. Geology archaeol denoting the late part or division of a period, system, formation, etc.
2. Maths (of a limit or bound) greater than or equal to one or more numbers or variables
3. Informal any tooth of the upper jaw
4. Slang any of various drugs having a stimulant or euphoric effect

upper [′əp·ər]
(geology)
Pertaining to rocks or strata that normally overlie those of earlier formations of the same subdivision of rocks.


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He is especially good at the many dialects, both guttural Cockney and pompous upper crust.
That makes for a warmer movie about stone-cold killers and the sometimes icy realms of the upper crust.
It's not that Latin America's super-rich have less money; Latin America's upper crust tends to be richer than the elite in most other parts of the world.
 
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