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Paramount

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Par·a·mount  (pr-mount)
A city of southern California southeast of Los Angeles. Originally a dairy center, it became industrialized after the 1950s. Population: 56,400.

par·a·mount  (pr-mount)
adj.
1. Of chief concern or importance: tending first to one's paramount needs.
2. Supreme in rank, power, or authority. See Synonyms at dominant.
n.
One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.

[Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + amont, above, upward; see amount.]

para·mountcy n.
para·mountly adv.

paramount [ˈpærəˌmaʊnt]
adj
of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Rare a supreme ruler
[via Anglo-Norman from Old French paramont, from par by + -amont above, from Latin ad montem to the mountain]
paramountcy  n
paramountly  adv

paramount, tantamount - Paramount means "primary, top," and tantamount means "equivalent to, same as"; paramount first meant "highest in jurisdiction."
See also related terms for highest.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.paramount - having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

paramount
Translations
paramount [ˈpærəmaʊnt] ADJ
1. (= utmost) → sumo
of paramount importancede suma importancia
2. (= of prime importance) → primordial
solvency must be paramountla solvencia es primordial or lo más importante
paramount [ˈpærəmaʊnt] adj [consideration, need] → prépondérant(e)
to be paramount → passer avant tout, être prépondérant(e)
of paramount importance → d'une importance capitale
paramount
adjHaupt-; to be paramountPriorität haben; our paramount aimunser Hauptziel nt; of paramount importancevon größter or höchster Wichtigkeit; the interests of the child must be paramountden Interessen des Kindes muss Priorität eingeräumt werden
paramount [ˈpærəˌmaʊnt] adj of paramount importancedi capitale importanza


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On the other hand, he believed that the second or slave-morality, where it became paramount, led to degeneration, because it was passive and defensive, wanting merely to keep those who practised it alive.
We have been long expecting that you would tell us something about the family life of your citizens--how they will bring children into the world, and rear them when they have arrived, and, in general, what is the nature of this community of women and children-for we are of opinion that the right or wrong management of such matters will have a great and paramount influence on the State for good or for evil.
Kings had need beware, how they side themselves, and make themselves as of a faction or party; for leagues within the state, are ever pernicious to monarchies: for they raise an obligation, paramount to obligation of sovereignty, and make the king tanquam unus ex nobis; as was to be seen in the League of France.
 
 
 
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