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Definition of preeminent adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

preeminent

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//priˈɛmənənt//
 
(formal)
 
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more important, more successful, or of a higher standard than others synonym outstanding a preeminent example of the artist's work Dickens was preeminent among English writers of his day.
NAmE//priˈɛmənəns//
 
noun [uncountable] to achieve preeminence in public life