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单词 preeminence
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preeminence


pre·em·i·nent

P0517700 (prē-ĕm′ə-nənt)adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at famous.
[Middle English, from Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēminēre, to excel : prae-, pre- + ēminēre, to stand out; see eminent.]
pre·em′i·nence n.pre·em′i·nent·ly adv.

pre•em•i•nence

or pre-em•i•nence

(priˈɛm ə nəns)

n. the state or character of being preeminent. [1175–1225; Middle English < Late Latin]
Thesaurus
Noun1.preeminence - high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"eminence, distinction, notehigh status - a position of superior statusking - preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts"

preeminence

or pre-eminence
noun1. The condition or fact of being dominant:ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy.2. A position of exalted widely recognized importance:distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown.

preeminence


  • noun

Synonyms for preeminence

noun the condition or fact of being dominant

Synonyms

  • ascendance
  • ascendancy
  • dominance
  • domination
  • paramountcy
  • predominance
  • preponderance
  • preponderancy
  • prepotency
  • supremacy

noun a position of exalted widely recognized importance

Synonyms

  • distinction
  • eminence
  • eminency
  • fame
  • glory
  • illustriousness
  • luster
  • mark
  • notability
  • note
  • prestige
  • prominence
  • prominency
  • renown

Synonyms for preeminence

noun high status importance owing to marked superiority

Synonyms

  • eminence
  • distinction
  • note

Related Words

  • high status
  • king
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