preeminent

or pre-em·i·nent

[ pree-em-uh-nuhnt ]

/ priˈɛm ə nənt /

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adjective

eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.

Origin of preeminent

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin praeēminent- (stem of praeēminēns), present participle of praeēminēre to project forward, be prominent. See pre-, eminent

SYNONYMS FOR preeminent

distinguished, peerless, supreme.

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OTHER WORDS FROM preeminent

pre·em·i·nent·ly, adverb

Words nearby preeminent

preelection, preemergence, preemergent, preemie, preeminence, preeminent, preemphasis, preemployment, preempt, preemption, preemptive

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The Obama administration should have been raising holy hell, demanding that a pre-eminent doctor get his vote on the Senate floor.

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Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.

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Pre-eminent naval historian Craig L. Symonds talks about how the Allies devised, executed, and then survived the D-Day invasion.

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It is today regarded as a pre-eminent artistic commentary on apartheid.

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Gates has repeatedly lauded Petraeus as “the pre-eminent soldier-scholar of his generation.”

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One lesson comes to us with pre-eminent force from the operations of war.

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On the contrary, chastity was a pre-eminent virtue of the samurai woman, held above life itself.

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It has been seen, too, that though this is not a day of pre-eminent greatness, we can boast an astonishing industry and fertility.

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A Brahmana is the embodiment of pre-eminent energy: he is also the embodiment of the highest ascetic merit.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 |Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
In his marriage, as in all else, Claudius had been pre-eminent in misfortune.

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British Dictionary definitions for pre-eminent

pre-eminent

/ (prɪˈɛmɪnənt) /

adjective

extremely eminent or distinguished; outstanding

Derived forms of pre-eminent

pre-eminence, noun pre-eminently, adverb

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