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pre-eminent

pre-eminent is the alternative spelling 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 pre-eminent

What is pre-eminent the alternative spelling of?
Pre-eminent is the alternative spelling of preeminent.

Words near pre-eminent in the dictionary

  1. pre-election
  2. pre-electoral
  3. pre-embryo
  4. pre-embryos
  5. pre-eminence
  6. pre-eminent
  7. pre-eminently
  8. pre-empt
  9. pre-empted
  10. pre-empting
  11. pre-emption

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