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su•per•in•tend•en•cy

Pronunciation: (sOO"pur-in-ten'dun-sē, sOO"prin-), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -cies.
1. a district or place under a superintendent.
2. the position or work of a superintendent.
3. Also,su"per•in•tend'ence.the act or process of superintending; direction; supervision; oversight.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

superintend

superintendent

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