"paramount" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/ [General-American], /ˈpɛ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-paramount.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: PIE word *h₂éd From Anglo-Norman paramont, paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par, per (“by”) + amont, amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*h₂éd}} *h₂éd, {{PIE word|en|h₂éd}} PIE word *h₂éd, {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|*men-|id=fare|id2=stand out}}, {{der|en|xno|paramont}} Anglo-Norman paramont, {{m|en|paramount|t=paramount, pre-eminent; above}} paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), {{der|en|fro|par}} Old French par, {{m|fro|per|t=by}} per (“by”), {{m|fro|amont}} amont, {{m|fro|amunt|t=upward}} amunt (“upward”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{m|fro||Par}} Par, {{der|en|la|per|t=by means of, through}} Latin per (“by means of, through”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*per-|t=to go through; to carry forth, fare}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”), {{m|fro||amont}} amont, {{m|fro||amunt}} amunt, {{der|en|la|ad montem|t=to the mountain; upward}} Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), {{m|la|ad|t=up to}} ad (“up to”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂éd|t=at; to}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”), {{m|la|montem}} montem, {{glossary|accusative}} accusative, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{m|la|mōns|t=mount, mountain}} mōns (“mount, mountain”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*men-|t=to stand out, tower}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} paramount (not comparable)
  1. (often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent. Tags: not-comparable, often, postpositional Synonyms: utmost Translations (highest, supreme — see also supreme): أعلى فائق ('aelaa fayiq) (Arabic), върховен (vǎrhoven) (Bulgarian), висш (visš) (Bulgarian), 無上 (Chinese Mandarin), 无上 (wúshàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 至高無上 (Chinese Mandarin), 至高无上 (zhìgāowúshàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 最高的 (zuìgāode) (Chinese Mandarin), opperste (Dutch), tärkein (Finnish), უმაღლესი (umaɣlesi) (Georgian), hervorragend (German), höchst (German), überragend (German), vorrangig (German), સર્વોચ્ચ (sarvocc) (Gujarati), सर्वोच्च (sarvocc) (Hindi), सर्वोपरि (sarvopri) (Hindi), абзал (abzal) (Kazakh), вр́ховен (vŕhoven) (Macedonian), ard-chummaghtagh (Manx), ard-niartal (Manx), ard-scanshoil (Manx), عالي (aeli) (Pashto), prymarny (Polish), vital (Portuguese), supremo (Portuguese), sumo (Portuguese), suprem (Romanian), первостепе́нный (pervostepénnyj) (Russian), вы́сший (výsšij) (Russian), supremo (Spanish), sumo (Spanish), överlägsen (Swedish), azam (Turkish), ulu (Turkish), yüce (Turkish), верхо́вний (verxóvnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-paramount-en-adj-54gU2n8~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 3 2 44 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 3 2 42 34 Disambiguation of 'highest, supreme — see also supreme': 81 15 4
  2. Of the highest importance. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: crucial, imperative, important Translations (of the highest importance): أساسي ('asasiun) (Arabic), най-важен (naj-važen) (Bulgarian), 至高的 (zhìgāode) (Chinese Mandarin), capital (French), primordial (French), mindenek felett való (Hungarian), capitale (Italian), essenziale (Italian), fondamentale (Italian), primordiale (Italian), prioritario (Italian), прво́степен (prvóstepen) (Macedonian), на́јважен (nájvažen) (Macedonian), پارا مائونټ (Pashto), primordial [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), главне́йший (glavnéjšij) (Russian), краеуго́льный (krajeugólʹnyj) (Russian), первостепе́нный (pervostepénnyj) (Russian), приорите́тный (prioritétnyj) (Russian), важне́йший (važnéjšij) (Russian), архива́жный (arxivážnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-paramount-en-adj-vYiKExDn Disambiguation of 'of the highest importance': 10 90 0
  3. (obsolete) Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: superior
    Sense id: en-paramount-en-adj-GSwAsrrO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lady paramount, lord paramount, paramount chief, paramountcy, paramountly, paramountness, paramountship, paramount title

Noun

IPA: /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/ [General-American], /ˈpɛ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-paramount.wav [Southern-England] Forms: paramounts [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *h₂éd From Anglo-Norman paramont, paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par, per (“by”) + amont, amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*h₂éd}} *h₂éd, {{PIE word|en|h₂éd}} PIE word *h₂éd, {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|*men-|id=fare|id2=stand out}}, {{der|en|xno|paramont}} Anglo-Norman paramont, {{m|en|paramount|t=paramount, pre-eminent; above}} paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), {{der|en|fro|par}} Old French par, {{m|fro|per|t=by}} per (“by”), {{m|fro|amont}} amont, {{m|fro|amunt|t=upward}} amunt (“upward”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{m|fro||Par}} Par, {{der|en|la|per|t=by means of, through}} Latin per (“by means of, through”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*per-|t=to go through; to carry forth, fare}} Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”), {{m|fro||amont}} amont, {{m|fro||amunt}} amunt, {{der|en|la|ad montem|t=to the mountain; upward}} Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), {{m|la|ad|t=up to}} ad (“up to”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₂éd|t=at; to}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”), {{m|la|montem}} montem, {{glossary|accusative}} accusative, {{glossary|singular}} singular, {{m|la|mōns|t=mount, mountain}} mōns (“mount, mountain”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*men-|t=to stand out, tower}} Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} paramount (plural paramounts)
  1. A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief. Categories (topical): Feudalism
    Sense id: en-paramount-en-noun-ot4qYBBc Disambiguation of Feudalism: 15 1 1 47 37 Categories (other): South African English, English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English adjectives commonly used as postmodifiers: 22 8 6 38 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 3 2 44 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 3 2 42 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 4 2 54 23
  2. (obsolete) A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-paramount-en-noun-ouoRr8a4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 3 2 44 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 3 2 42 34

Inflected forms

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          "word": "عالي"
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          "word": "prymarny"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
          "word": "vital"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 15 4",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
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        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
          "word": "sumo"
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        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
          "word": "suprem"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 15 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pervostepénnyj",
          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
          "word": "первостепе́нный"
        },
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          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
          "word": "вы́сший"
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "word": "överlägsen"
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      "args": {
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        "t": "to the mountain; upward"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "glossary"
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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          "word": "insignificant"
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        {
          "text": "Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "important"
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      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another."
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          "law"
        ],
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          "right#Noun"
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          "precedence",
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛ-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "'aelaa fayiq",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "أعلى فائق"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎrhoven",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "върховен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "visš",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "висш"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "無上"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúshàng",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "无上"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "至高無上"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhìgāowúshàng",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "至高无上"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuìgāode",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "最高的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "opperste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "tärkein"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "umaɣlesi",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "უმაღლესი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "hervorragend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "höchst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "überragend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "vorrangig"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "sarvocc",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "સર્વોચ્ચ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sarvocc",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "सर्वोच्च"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sarvopri",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "सर्वोपरि"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "abzal",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "абзал"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vŕhoven",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "вр́ховен"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "ard-chummaghtagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "ard-niartal"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "ard-scanshoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "aeli",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "عالي"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "prymarny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "vital"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "sumo"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "suprem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pervostepénnyj",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "первостепе́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "výsšij",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "вы́сший"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "överlägsen"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "azam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "ulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "yüce"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "highest, supreme — see also supreme",
      "word": "верхо́вний"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "най-важен"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "zhìgāode",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "至高的"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "capital"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "primordial"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "mindenek felett való"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "capitale"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "fondamentale"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "prioritario"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "prvóstepen",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "прво́степен"
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
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      "code": "ps",
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      "word": "پارا مائونټ"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "primordial"
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      "roman": "glavnéjšij",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "главне́йший"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krajeugólʹnyj",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "краеуго́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pervostepénnyj",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "первостепе́нный"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "of the highest importance",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "arxivážnyj",
      "sense": "of the highest importance",
      "word": "архива́жный"
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}

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    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (stand out)",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare)",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₂éd",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "name": "der"
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      "name": "der"
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      "name": "glossary"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "glossary"
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "der"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        [
          "African",
          "African#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "highest",
          "high#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ],
        [
          "region",
          "region"
        ],
        [
          "paramount chief",
          "paramount chief"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "supreme",
          "supreme#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "overlord",
          "overlord"
        ],
        [
          "feudal",
          "feudal"
        ],
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "landowner",
          "landowner"
        ],
        [
          "derive",
          "derive"
        ],
        [
          "ownership",
          "ownership"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "grant",
          "grant#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "fees",
          "fee#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "lord paramount",
          "lord paramount"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛ-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "paramount"
}

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