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paramount definition

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

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