Preeminent

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

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superiorabsoluteacmaticall-absorbingapicalarch

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"Monge stood preeminent above his contemporaries."

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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