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preeminent
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English
Alternative forms
- præeminent (18 th century)
- pre-eminent
- preëminent
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
preeminent (not comparable)
- Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
- 1863, H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, “The Carp Family”, in The Angler-Naturalist: A Popular History of British Fresh-water Fish, with a Plain Explanation of the Rudiments of Ichthyology, London: George Routledge and Sons, →OCLC, page 116:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
exceeding others in quality or rank
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praeēminentem.
Pronunciation
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
preeminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural preeminents)
Derived terms
- preeminentment
Related terms
- preeminència
Further reading
- “preeminent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “preeminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “preeminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “preeminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French prééminent.
Adjective
preeminent m or n (feminine singular preeminentă, masculine plural preeminenți, feminine and neuter plural preeminente)
Declension
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