"paramountcy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: paramountcies [plural]
Etymology: From paramount + -cy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|paramount|-cy}} paramount + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} paramountcy (countable and uncountable, plural paramountcies)
  1. (uncountable) The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this. Tags: uncountable

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