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paramount

1

[par-uh-mount]

adjective

  1. chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent.

    a point of paramount significance.

    Antonyms:
  2. above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.



noun

  1. a supreme ruler; overlord.

Paramount

2

[par-uh-mount]

noun

  1. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

paramount

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adjective

  1. of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. rareÌýa supreme ruler

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • paramountcy noun
  • paramountly adverb
  • superparamount adjective
  • ˈ±è²¹°ù²¹ËŒ³¾´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù³¦²â noun
  • ˈ±è²¹°ù²¹ËŒ³¾´Ç³Ü²Ô³Ù±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of paramount1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Anglo-French paramont “above,†from par per- + amont “upward, above†(from Latin ad montem “to the mountainâ€; ad-, mount 2 )
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of paramount1

C16: via Anglo-Norman from Old French paramont, from par by + -amont above, from Latin ad montem to the mountain
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Signing Leonard was paramount, and he had given the Clippers something of an ultimatum: Trade for a star and I’m yours.

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Committee chair Dame Caroline Dinenage warned that Kogan's "past donations to the Labour Party will inevitably leave him open to charges of political bias in a job where independence is paramount".

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Urgency on all fronts is paramount to a successful revival of the lost neighborhoods, Los Angeles real estate developer Clare De Briere said.

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In Streisand’s extraordinary garden, color and fragrance are paramount, Bifano said.

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The Commission said it would closely study the ruling and consider its next steps, but it insisted that transparency had "always been of paramount importance".

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