preeminent

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/ (UK)

Definition of preeminent

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
    “China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.

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