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pre-eminent (adjective):
: having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding, supreme
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : What is noteworthy about the following sentence? "Mont Blanc is a prominent eminence on the Alpine landscape." You very likely recognised two words that are closely related to pre-eminent: prominent and eminence. All three words are rooted in the Latin verb stem -minēre, meaning "to stand out." Mount is also a related word: it comes from Latin mont- or mons, meaning "mountain," which shares a common ancestor with -minēre. Mount leads us in turn to paramount, a word closely related in meaning to pre-eminent.
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