Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Newspapers, printing, publishingsuperscriptsu‧per‧script /ˈsuːpəskrɪpt $ -pər-/ adjective TCNwritten or printed above a number, letter etc —superscript noun [countable, uncountable]Origin superscript (1800-1900) Latin past participle of superscribere, from scribere “to write” ldoceonline.com