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paramountcy

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par⋅a⋅mount

  [par-uh-mount]
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–adjective
1. chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
2. above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.
–noun
3. a supreme ruler; overlord.
Origin:
1525–35; < AF paramont above, equiv. to par per- + a mont < L ad montem to the mountain, hence, in OF: upward, above; see ad-, mount 2

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅mount⋅cy, noun
par⋅a⋅mount⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See dominant.

Antonyms:
1. unimportant.
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par·a·mount   (pār'ə-mount')   
adj.  

  1. Of chief concern or importance: tending first to one's paramount needs.

  2. Supreme in rank, power, or authority. See Synonyms at dominant.

n.  One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.

[Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + amont, above, upward; see amount.]
par'a·mount'cy n., par'a·mount'ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

paramount 
1531, from Anglo-Fr. paramont "above" (in place, order, degree), 1339, from O.Fr. par "by" + amont "up," from a mont "upward." The whole from L. per ad montem, lit. "to the hill."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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