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Preeminent

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. not-comparable

    "China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang."

Adjective
  1. 1
    greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.

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