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above
Preposition
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(, after the noun &; ) If A is above B, A is higher than or before B, but not touching B.
In a newspaper, the title of a story is usually above the story.
Only children aged 5 and above may enter.
That office is on the floor above.
Our blessings come from above.
The passage above is easy to understand.
above
Adjective
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If something is above, it is higher than or coming before.
Please see the above discussion of the problem.
average
Adjective
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To be average is to be not one extreme or another.
In football, he is an average player.
average
Noun
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An average is a measure in the middle of several numbers.
The average size of a family in America is about two or three.
The average height of the boys in my class is five feet and three inches.
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How do I use above-average in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Your English composition is above the average.