| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pre·em·i·nent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr - m  -nnt |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or pre-em·i·nent |
| ADJECTIVE: | Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See synonyms at dominant. , noted. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin praeminns, present participle of praeminre, to excel : prae-, pre- + minre, to stand out; see eminent. | | OTHER FORMS: | pre·emi·nence —NOUN
pre·emi·nent·ly —ADVERB
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