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Posted: **Fri Oct 08, 2004 9:20 am**

Please tell me the meaning of the word "above" in the following sentence:
I couldn't hear her ABOVE the noise of the traffic.
Thanks in advance.

Posted: **Fri Oct 08, 2004 2:16 pm**

The traffic was so noisy that I was unable to hear what she said.