o·ver·rid·ing

(ō′vər-rī′dĭng)

adj.

First in priority; more important than all others: Our overriding concern is the eradication of illiteracy.

o′ver·rid′ing·ly adv.

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overriding

(ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ)

adj

taking precedence

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Adj.

overriding - having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

paramount, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, predominant

dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

overriding

adjective major, chief, main, prime, predominant, leading, controlling, final, ruling, determining, primary, supreme, principal, ultimate, dominant, compelling, prevailing, cardinal, sovereign, paramount, prevalent, pivotal, top-priority, overruling, preponderant, number one Our overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education.
minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, trifling, insignificant, negligible, unimportant, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential

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Translations

overriding

[ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ] ADJ (gen) [need, importance, reason] → primordial; [principle] → fundamental

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overriding

[ˌəʊvə^rˈraɪdɪŋ] adj [need, importance] → primordial(e); [concern] → premier/ière before n
a question of overriding importance → une question d'importance primordiale
My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education → Mon premier souci est d'élever le niveau de l'enseignement public.

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overriding

adj principle → vorrangig, wichtigste(r, s); priority → vordringlich; desire → dringendste(r, s); matters of overriding importance → äußerst bedeutende Angelegenheiten; my overriding ambition is to … → mein allergrößter Ehrgeiz ist es, zu …; her overriding concern was to … → es ging ihr vor allem darum, zu …; overriding clause (Jur) → Aufhebungsklausel f

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overriding

[ˌəʊvəˈraɪdɪŋ] adj (factor) → preponderante; (importance) → essenziale

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The four defects are Ventricular septal defect (VSD), Overriding aorta, Pulmonary stenosis and Right ventricular hypertrophy (thickening of the right ventricle's muscular walls because the right ventricle pumps at high pressure)2.

PRESERVATION OF PULMONARY VALVE THROUGH TRANSATRIAL AND TRANSVENTRICULAR APPROACH IN PRIMARY REPAIR OF TETRALOGY OF FALLOT (TOF); A SINGLE CENTERED RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

TOF is the commonest of the cyanotic congenital cardiac conditions and consists of a perimembranous VSD (80%), subpulmonary infundibular stenosis, overriding aorta and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH).

MRI in the assessment of congenital heart disease

Large ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, right ventricular outflow tract obstruction and right ventricular hypertrophy are typical features of TOF2-4.

PULMONARY ARTERY VARIANTS AND ASSOCIATED CARDIAC DEFECTS IN TETRALOGY OF FALLOT