paramount

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French < par, per (“‘by’”) + amont, amount (“‘above, upward’”) < Latin ad montem (“‘to a mountain’”); see amount.

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paramount (not comparable)

1. Supreme; highest.

   Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.

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• highest
• utmost

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[edit] See also

• Paramount Pictures

[edit] External links

• paramount in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• paramount in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• paramount at OneLook® Dictionary Search