Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
preeminent — PREEMINÉNT, Ă, preeminenţi, te, adj. (livr.) Care este mai presus decât alţii sau decât altele, superior (ca valoare, rang etc.) [pr.: pre e ] – Din fr. prééminent. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 08.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 PREEMINÉNT adj. v. superior.… … Dicționar Român
prééminent — prééminent, ente [ preeminɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1453; lat. præeminens ♦ Littér. Qui a la prééminence. ⇒ supérieur. Rang prééminent. Vertu prééminente. ⊗ CONTR. Inférieur. ● prééminent, prééminente adjectif (bas latin praeminens, entis) Qui occupe… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Preeminent — Pre*[ e]m i*nent, a. [L. praeminens, entis, p. pr. praeminere to be prominent, to surpass: cf. F. pr[ e][ e]minent. See {Pre }, and {Eminent}.] Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preeminent — index absolute (ideal), best, cardinal (outstanding), compelling, conspicuous, dominant, famous … Law dictionary
preeminent — surpassing, transcendent, superlative, *supreme, peerless, incomparable Analogous words: *dominant, predominant, paramount: excelling or excellent, outdoing, outstripping (see corresponding verbs at EXCEED): *consummate, finished … New Dictionary of Synonyms
preeminent — [adj] most important; superior capital, chief, consummate, distinguished, dominant, excellent, foremost, incomparable, main, major, matchless, number one*, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, principal, renowned, stellar, supreme,… … New thesaurus
preeminent — or pre eminent [prē em′ə nənt] adj. [ME < L praeeminens, prp. of praeeminere, to project forward: see PRE & EMINENCE] eminent above others; excelling others, esp. in a particular quality; surpassing SYN. DOMINANT preeminence n. pre eminence… … English World dictionary
PRÉÉMINENT — ENTE. adj. Qui est audessus des autres choses du même genre. Il n est guère usité qu en parlant De choses morales. Une dignité prééminente. La charité est la vertu prééminente. La justesse et la profondeur des vues sont le mérite prééminent de… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
preeminent — preeminently, adv. /pree em euh neuhnt/, adj. eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession. Also, pre eminent. [1400 50; late ME < L praeeminent (s. of praeeminens), prp. of praeeminere to project… … Universalium
preeminent — pre|em|i|nent [ pri emınənt ] adjective better or more important than everyone or everything else in a particular activity or subject: one of the country s preeminent law schools … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
