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Supergirl

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A woman superhero from DC Comics who has powers like Superman
  • proper noun
: Supergirl
  • In the latest episode, Supergirl saved the city from a devastating earthquake.
  • Supergirl's powers
  • Supergirl's adventures
  • Supergirl's origin story

So like the Flash, Supergirl, Superman and Lois, that's going to be coming out this fall.

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Examples

  • While other superheroines look to marriage, Supergirl aspires to an equal working partnership.

    Academic text (2013)
  • To this end, Supergirl's adventures nurture the desire for independent empowerment in its readers.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Or as the world will come to know her, Supergirl.

  • She, the actress is in the Supergirl TV show as well.

  • Supergirl, who are you wearing tonight?

  • Certainly, the temptation for her creators to turn Supergirl into a story about romance rather than power is there.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I play Supergirl on The CW series Supergirl and I'm going to walk you through some of the sounds of DC heroes.

  • While romance features prominently in later Supergirl adventures, it is rare in the adventures leading up to her introduction to the public.

    Academic text (2013)
  • So like the Flash, Supergirl, Superman and Lois, that's going to be coming out this fall.

  • Indeed, on one occasion, Supergirl briefly experiences adulthood and finds it quite traumatic ("Three Super-Heroes" 211/1-4).

    Academic text (2013)

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Supergirl = super + girl (transparent) = super + girl

The name is a straightforward compound of 'super' + 'girl', so the meaning (a girl with super qualities or the female analogue of Superman) is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

The word Supergirl is made of super ('above' or 'very') and girl. That's why Supergirl names a female hero who has powers beyond normal people, like Superman.