The meaning of ABOVE is in the sky : overhead.

Above is a preposition (prep) or an adverb (adv). …

1. An earlier part of a given text: Refer to the above for that information. 2. The person or persons already referred to in a text: The above hereby affix their signatures.

ABOVE definition: in, at, or to a higher place. See examples of above used in a sentence.

mentioned or described before or earlier, esp. in a book or other piece of writing: the remark quoted above. higher than zero on the Fahrenheit scale: In winter it's often only five above (= …

There are 34 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word above, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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