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pre-eminently

Variant of preeminent

adjective

eminent above others; excelling others, esp. in a particular quality; surpassing

Origin: ME < L praeeminens, prp. of praeeminere, to project forward: see pre- & eminence

Related Forms:

preeminence noun or pre-eminence
preeminently adverb or pre-eminently

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