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preeminence

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pre⋅em⋅i⋅nence

  [pree-em-uh-nuhns]
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–noun
the state or character of being preeminent.
Also, pre-em⋅i⋅nence.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME < LL praeēminentia. See preeminent, -ence
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pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent   (prē-ěm'ə-nənt)   
adj.  Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted.

[Middle English, from Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēminēre, to excel : prae-, pre- + ēminēre, to stand out; see eminent.]
pre·em'i·nence n., pre·em'i·nent·ly adv.
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