preeminent

CEFRC1

/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    More important, successful, or respected than others.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Our progenitor was a preeminent rabbi in Lodz.

  • That impish man is a preeminent economist.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

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In context

  • Monge stood preeminent above his contemporaries.

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

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