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preëminently

preëminently is the obsolete spelling of preeminently.

Meaning of preeminently

Adverb

preeminently (comparative more preeminently, superlative most preeminently)

  1. In a preeminent manner.
    • [T]he traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region, such as Warwickshire at that time was, is usually exact as well as tenacious; and, with respect to [William] Shakespeare in particular, we may presume it to have been full and circumstantial through the generation succeeding to his own, not...1850, Thomas De Quincey, “Shakspeare”, in Biographical Essays, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC, page 4

Forms of preëminently

comparativemore preëminently
superlativemost preëminently

Questions about preëminently

What is preëminently the obsolete spelling of?
Preëminently is the obsolete spelling of preeminently.

Words near preëminently in the dictionary

  1. preëclampsias
  2. preëlection
  3. preëlections
  4. preëminence
  5. preëminent
  6. preëminently
  7. preëmpt
  8. preëmpted
  9. preëmptible
  10. preëmpting
  11. preëmption

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