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pre-em·i·nence.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
<
Late Latin
praeēminentia.
See
preeminent
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-ence
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pre-eminent
(prɪˈɛmɪnənt)
—
adj
extremely eminent or distinguished; outstanding
pre-'eminence
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n
pre-'eminently
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adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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pre-eminence
early 13c., also pre-eminence, from L.L. praeminentia "distinction, superiority" (5c.), from L. praeeminens, prp. of praeeminere "project forward, rise above, excel," from prae- "before" + eminere "stand out, project" (see
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