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preeminence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distinction, eminence, note |
| Type of | high status |
| Has types | king |
| Derivation | preeminent |
Examples of preeminence
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Hopefully we'll seal safety and Midlands preeminence with a win at the Baggies.
From the guardian.co.uk
From the glory that was De Gaulle's, the outrage of Bizerte takes preeminence.
From the time.com
Bankruptcy meant terminating hard won British preeminence in the subcontinent.
From the forbes.com
He also has not yet won any Southern states, bar his limp preeminence in Virginia.
From the economist.com
In 1893 a crisis of the succession saw the rulers of Kano rise to preeminence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Only yesterday, we Americans could afford to feel smug about our preeminence.
From the forbes.com
Atambayev's victory, though, likely marks the return of Russian preeminence.
From the globalspin.blogs.time.com
I struggle to understand all this whining about a supposedly new French preeminence.
From the economist.com
Among the lords of the south, the Counts of Cinarca soon gained preeminence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Eminence: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
- (preeminent) leading(a): greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
- Greatness is a concept of a state of superiority affecting a person, object or place. The concept carries the implication that the particular person or object, when compared to others of a similar type, has clear and perceivable advantage. ...
- The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant; high importance; superiority
- (preeminent) Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
