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para·mount (par′ə mo̵unt′)
adjective
ranking higher than any other, as in power or importance; chief; supreme
Etymology: Anglo-Fr paramont < OFr par (L per), by + amont, à mont (< L ad montem, to the hill), uphill
noun
supreme ruler; overlord
Related Forms:
- paramountcy par′a·mount′cy (-sē) noun
- paramountly par′a·mount′ly adverb
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