preeminent
выдающийся
hervorragend, überragend, herausragend
Exceeding others in quality or rankExceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
UK/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/US/priˈɛm ə nənt/
» Monge stood preeminent above his contemporaries.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
hervorragend, überragend, herausragend
выдаю́щийсяvydajúščijsja
More definitions
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
Examples
3 sentencesMonge stood preeminent above his contemporaries.
That impish man is a preeminent economist.
Our progenitor was a preeminent rabbi in Lodz.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
exceeding others in quality or rank:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exceeding others in quality or rank:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participBorrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement:leading
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedpreeminence
Derivedpreeminently