preeminence
11preeminence — /pree em euh neuhns/, n. the state or character of being preeminent. Also, pre eminence. [1175 1225; ME < LL praeeminentia. See PREEMINENT, ENCE] * * * …
12preeminence — noun a) the status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant b) high importance; superiority …
13preeminence — Synonyms and related words: accent, accomplishment, ascendance, ascendancy, balance of power, concern, concernment, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, deanship, distinction, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, eminent domain,… …
14preeminence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) or pre eminence noun 1. The condition or fact of being dominant: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy. See OVER. 2. A position of… …
15preeminence — prÉªË emɪnÉ™ns n. importance, significance; superiority, supremacy; distinctiveness, state of being distinguished; advantage …
16preeminence — noun Syn: superiority, supremacy, greatness, excellence, distinction, prominence, predominance, eminence, importance, prestige, stature, fame, renown, celebrity …
17preeminence — n 1. superiority, dominance, predominance, control, power, dominion, domination; pull, sway, hold, prevalence; preponderancy, para mountcy, precedence, primacy, Obs. prepollence; ascendancy, supremacy, sovereignty, mastery; priority, seniority,… …
18preeminence — pre·em·i·nence …
19preeminence — pre•em•i•nence or pre em•i•nence [[t]priˈɛm ə nəns[/t]] n. the state or character of being preeminent • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME < LL …
20preeminence — noun high status importance owing to marked superiority a scholar of great eminence • Syn: ↑eminence, ↑distinction, ↑note • Derivationally related forms: ↑preeminent, ↑eminent (for: ↑ …
