pre-eminent
adjective/ˌpriː ˈemɪnənt/
/ˌpriː ˈemɪnənt/
(formal)- more important, more successful or of a higher standard than others
- a pre-eminent example of the artist’s work
- Dickens was pre-eminent among English writers of his day.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPre-eminent is used with these nouns:- position
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praeeminent- ‘towering above, excelling’, from the verb praeeminere, from prae ‘before’ + eminere ‘stand out’.Want to learn more?
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