[priːˈɛmɪnənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way
(e.g: the world's pre-eminent expert on asbestos)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin praeeminent- ‘towering above, excelling’, from the verb praeeminere, from prae ‘before’ + eminere ‘stand out’