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pre-eminently

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Adv.1.pre-eminently - to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner; "a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes"

pre-eminently
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pre-eminently [priːˈemɪnəntlɪ] ADV his family were pre-eminently farmerssu familia era fundamentalmente campesina
home ownership is a pre-eminently middle-class concernla adquisición de la vivienda es una inquietud muy propia de la clase media
it is also, and perhaps pre-eminently, a place of recreationes además, y tal vez principalmente, un lugar de esparcimiento
pre-eminently
advhauptsächlich, vor allem, in erster Linie; (= excellently)hervorragend
pre-eminently [ˌpriːˈɛmɪnəntlɪ] advsoprattutto, preminentemente


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Yes, a man in the nineteenth century must and morally ought to be pre-eminently a characterless creature; a man of character, an active man is pre-eminently a limited creature.
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