preeminence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹiˈɛ.mɪˌnəns/ (US)
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Etymology
From Latin praeēminēntia.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
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(countable, uncountable) High importance; superiority.
In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
2012 January 14, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-eminence | alternative | lexicographic | |
| preheminence | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| preëminence | alternative | lexicographic | |
| preeminences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (19)
fi ylemmyys (high importance) · cmn 優越性 /优越性 (status of being preeminent) · es preeminencia (status of being preeminent) · fi paremmuus (status of being preeminent) · cmn 重要性 (high importance) · es preeminencia (high importance) · ca preeminència (status of being preeminent) · ro preeminență (status of being preeminent) · fr prééminence (status of being preeminent) · ang æþelu (status of being preeminent) · cmn 卓越 (status of being preeminent) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹 (status of being preeminent) · fa تقدم (status of being preeminent) · it preminenza (status of being preeminent) · pt preeminência (status of being preeminent) · fi etevämmyys (status of being preeminent) · es prestancia (status of being preeminent) · ar تَقَدُّم (status of being preeminent) · la praeēminēntia (status of being preeminent)