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præeminent

præeminent is the obsolete form of preeminent.

Meaning of preeminent

Adjective

preeminent (not comparable)

  1. 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.1863, H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, “The Carp Family”, in The Angler-Naturalist: A Popular History of British Fresh-water Fish, with a Plain Explanation of the Rudiments of Ichthyology, London: George...

Questions about præeminent

What is præeminent the obsolete form of?
Præeminent is the obsolete form of preeminent.

Words near præeminent in the dictionary

  1. prædominate
  2. prædominated
  3. prædominates
  4. prædominating
  5. prædorsal
  6. præeminent
  7. præemption
  8. præemptions
  9. præexist
  10. præface
  11. præfaced

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