"preeminent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|frm|preeminent}} Borrowed from Middle French preeminent, {{bor|en|la|praeēminēns}} Latin praeēminēns Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} preeminent (not comparable)
  1. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: præeminent (18 th century), pre-eminent, preëminent Derived forms: preeminence, preeminently Translations (exceeding others in quality or rank): skitterend (Afrikaans), κατ' ἐξοχήν (kat' exokhḗn) (Ancient Greek), превъзходен (prevǎzhoden) (Bulgarian), отличен (otličen) (Bulgarian), preeminent (Catalan), fremtrædende (Danish), uitstekend (Dutch), erinomainen (Finnish), esimerkillinen (Finnish), prééminent (French), preeminente (Galician), hervorragend (German), überragend (German), herausragend (German), aireaghdha (Irish), dearscnaitheach (Irish), séaghainn (Irish), preminente (Italian), 擢んでる (nukinderu) (Japanese), 卓抜な (takubatsu na) (Japanese), ピカイチ (pikaichi) (Japanese), 卓越な (takuetsu na) (Japanese), 걸출한 (geolchulhan) (Korean), praestābilis (Latin), preeminent (Occitan), prímda (Old Irish), preeminente (Portuguese), выдаю́щийся (vydajúščijsja) (Russian), प्रधान (pradhāna) (Sanskrit), preeminente (Spanish), framstående (Swedish)

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