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PREEMINENT

\pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt], \pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt], \p_ɹ_iː__ˈɛ_m_ɪ_n_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of PREEMINENT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Preeminently.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Preeminently.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Preeminently.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Eminent above others.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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