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su·per·emi·nent

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–adjective

of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.

[Origin: 1545–55; < L superéminent- (s. of superéminéns), prp. of supereminére to stand out. See super-, eminent

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—Related forms

su·per·em·i·nence, noun

su·per·em·i·nent·ly, adverb

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adj. Preeminent.

su'per·em'i·nence n., su'per·em'i·nent·ly adv.

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Supereminence

Su`per*em"i*nence\, Supereminency \Su`per*em"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. supereminentia.] The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. --Ayliffe.

He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his own supereminence. --Prof. Wilson.

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