preeminent
English
Alternative forms
- præeminent (18 th century)
- pre-eminent
- preëminent
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
preeminent (not comparable)
- Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
- 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[1], London: George Routledge and Sons, →OCLC, page 116:
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
exceeding others in quality or rank
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin praeēminēns.
Adjective
preeminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural preeminents)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “preeminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “preeminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “preeminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “preeminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
From French prééminent.
Adjective
preeminent m or n (feminine singular preeminentă, masculine plural preeminenți, feminine and neuter plural preeminente)
Declension
Declension of preeminent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | preeminent | preeminentă | preeminenți | preeminente | ||
definite | preeminentul | preeminenta | preeminenții | preeminentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | preeminent | preeminente | preeminenți | preeminente | ||
definite | preeminentului | preeminentei | preeminenților | preeminentelor |
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