English Explanatory Dictionary

preeminent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.

Pronunciation

/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preeminent.wav

Word forms

preeminent præeminent 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.

Derived words

preeminence preeminently
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