pre-eminent

  • 11pre-eminent — UK / US adjective better or more important than anyone or anything else in a particular activity Derived words: pre eminence noun uncountable pre eminently adverb …

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  • 12pre-eminent — a. Superior, supreme, excellent, excelling, surpassing, peerless, unequalled, transcendent, paramount, consummate, predominant …

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  • 13pre- — This prefix is often joined to the word it qualifies without a hyphen, e.g. prearrange, predetermine, preoccupy. But when the word begins with e or i, or when the formation coincides with another word, it is usual to insert a hyphen, e.g. pre… …

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  • 14pre-eminence — pre eminent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ surpassing all others. DERIVATIVES pre eminence noun pre eminently adverb …

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  • 15pre-eminently — pre eminent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ surpassing all others. DERIVATIVES pre eminence noun pre eminently adverb …

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  • 16eminent — adjective Syn: illustrious, distinguished, renowned, esteemed, pre eminent, notable, noted, noteworthy, great, prestigious, important, outstanding, celebrated, prominent, well known, acclaimed, exalted Ant: unknown …

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  • 17pre-eminence — See: pre eminent …

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  • 18pre-eminently — See: pre eminent …

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  • 19pre-eminence — /pri ˈɛmənəns/ (say pree emuhnuhns) noun the state or character of being pre eminent …

  • 20Eminent domain — (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and Canada) is an action of the state to seize a citizen s private property, expropriate… …

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