Difference between Above and Atop

ABOVE vs ATOP: NOUN

An earlier part of a given text.
The person or persons already referred to in a text.
Something, especially a person name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
Higher authority.

Beyond the level or reach of.
Beyond; on the other side.
Over or higher than.
Superior to in rank, position, or number; greater than.
In preference to.
Too honorable or proud to undertake.
More than.
Upstream of.
North of.
Upstage.
Too proud to stoop; averse to; disinclined; too honorable to give.
Besides; in addition to.
Before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.
Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than
In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.

Synonyms Over, Above. See over.
More in degree than; in a greater degree than; beyond; in excess of.
More in quantity or number than: as, the weight is above a ton.
Superior to in any respect: often in the sense of too high for, as too high in dignity or fancied importance; too elevated in character: as, this man is above his business, above mean actions.
In or to a higher place than.
An earlier section of a written text
(in writing) at an earlier place
Above is often used elliptically as a noun, meaning: Heaven: as, “Every good gift … is from above,” Jas. i. 17. Preceding statement, remarks, or the like: as, from the above you will learn my object. It has the force of an adjective in such phrases as the above particulars, in which cited or mentioned is understood.
Besides: in the expression over and above.
Before in rank or order, especially in a book or writing: as, from what has been said above.
Higher in rank or power: as, the courts above.
In or to a higher place; overhead; often, in a special sense: In or to the celestial regions; in heaven.
On the upper side (opposed to beneath); toward the top (opposed to below): as, leaves green above, glaucous beneath; stems smooth above, hairy below.
(idiom) (above all) Over and above all other factors or considerations.

Upward, High, Upper, Exceeding, Higher, Exceeds, Upwards, Hovering, Beyond, Below, To a higher place, In a higher place, Higher up, Supra, Preceding

Majestically, Climb, Astride, Precariously, Beneath, Beside, Capping, Upon, Summit, Surmounting, Aboard, Over, Onto, Straddling, Above

Exceed, Highest, Exceeded, Upward, High, Upper, Exceeding, Higher, Exceeds, Upwards, Hovering, Beyond, Below, Supra, Preceding

Underneath, Majestically, Climb, Astride, Precariously, Beneath, Beside, Capping, Upon, Summit, Aboard, Over, Onto, Straddling, Above

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