"preeminence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: preeminences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} preeminence (countable and uncountable, plural preeminences)
  1. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (status of being preeminent): etevämmyys (Finnish), paremmuus (Finnish), 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹 (frumadei) [feminine] (Gothic), æþelu [feminine, neuter] (Old English), تقدم (taqaddom) [singular] (Persian), preeminencia [feminine] (Spanish), prestancia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-preeminence-en-noun-YZ-f6ZJR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'status of being preeminent': 93 7
  2. High importance; superiority. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (high importance): ylemmyys (english: superiority) (Finnish), preeminencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-preeminence-en-noun-r06Qdov0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of 'high importance': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pre-eminence, preëminence, preheminence [obsolete]

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