Associations to the word «Preeminence»

Wiktionary

PREEMINENCE, noun. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
PREEMINENCE, noun. High importance; superiority.

Dictionary definition

PREEMINENCE, noun. High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence".

Wise words

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