Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Eminent above others; superior to or surpassing others; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous, generally for a commendable quality or action.
- Superlative; extreme.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
preeminent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
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