On Jun 14, 2005, at 10:58 AM, Alison Murie wrote: > ... The New Shorter OED does give "supercede" a listing, simply > directing > attention to "supersede." no "supercede" in AHD4, either as a separate entry or as a variant of "supersede". i'm away from my Big Pile o' Dictionaries, so i can't say what other desk dictionaries say. arnold