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preeminent

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pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent  (pr-m-nnt)
adj.
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted.

[Middle English, from Latin praeminns, present participle of praeminre, to excel : prae-, pre- + minre, to stand out; see eminent.]

pre·emi·nence n.
pre·emi·nent·ly adv.
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Adj.1.preeminent - greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
superior - of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"


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IT IS not a little remarkable that in every case reported by ancient history, in which government has been established with deliberation and consent, the task of framing it has not been committed to an assembly of men, but has been performed by some individual citizen of preeminent wisdom and approved integrity.
He was in high spirits, doing everything with happy ease, and preeminent in all the lively turns, quick resources, and playful impudence that could do honour to the game; and the round table was altogether a very comfortable contrast to the steady sobriety and orderly silence of the other.
Many of the lyrics, again, are included as songs in the dramas of the time; and Shakspere's comedies show him nearly as preeminent among the lyric poets as among the playwrights.
 
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