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paramount

1

[ par-uh-mount ]

adjective

  1. chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent:

    a point of paramount significance.

    Antonyms: unimportant

  2. above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.


noun

  1. a supreme ruler; overlord.

Paramount

2

[ par-uh-mount ]

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

paramount

/ ˈpærəˌmaʊnt /

adjective

  1. of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent


noun

  1. rare.
    a supreme ruler

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Derived Forms

  • ˈparaˌmountcy, noun
  • ˈparaˌmountly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • para·mountcy noun
  • para·mountly adverb
  • super·para·mount adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of paramount1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Anglo-French paramont “above,” from par per- + amont “upward, above” (from Latin ad montem “to the mountain”; ad-, mount 2 )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of paramount1

C16: via Anglo-Norman from Old French paramont, from par by + -amont above, from Latin ad montem to the mountain

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Example Sentences

But all the studios like Paramount that do art house films passed on it.

He would talk to Mecallari and the staff about what was of paramount importance to him, his two sons.

Hitchcock said that when Vertigo was finished, he took it to New York to screen it for the Paramount executives.

Studies have shown that getting eight hours of sleep is paramount to achieving high performance.

But it is also a rejoinder to the view, which I expressed, that ethical norms are paramount.

But she had experienced an hour of mixed emotions in which a confused and wondering sense of defeat was paramount.

In most states this interest or dower is paramount to the claims of her husband's creditors.

Justice and truth became thus paramount virtues, to be practised and sought as the end of life.

I have a wretched longing for some strong, absorbing affection, something paramount, satisfying.

The orthodox mould candle reigns paramount on each side of the pulpit; and its light appears to give satisfaction.

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