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paramount
 
SYLLABICATION:par·a·mount
PRONUNCIATION:  pr-mount
ADJECTIVE:1. Of chief concern or importance: tending first to one's paramount needs. 2. Supreme in rank, power, or authority. See synonyms at dominant.
NOUN: One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.
ETYMOLOGY:Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Appendix I) + amont, above, upward; see amount.
OTHER FORMS:para·mountcy —NOUN
para·mountly —ADVERB
 
 
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