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Definition of Preeminent
1. Adjective. Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement. "A preeminent archeologist"
Definition of Preeminent
1. Adjective. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of preeminent) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Preeminent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preeminent
Literary usage of Preeminent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"John Locke; preeminent as a thinker in four lines ... In the preceding chapter
we noted Locke's preeminent achievement in three lines—as the founder of ..."
2. A Textbook in the History of Modern Elementary Education: With Emphasis on by Samuel Chester Parker (1912)
"John Locke; preeminent as a thinker in four lines, including education.— In the
preceding chapter we noted Locke's preeminent achievement in three lines—as ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1867)
"... in some of the minor graces of oratory, he certainly stands preeminent and
unrivalled as the great argumentative speaker of his day : affording in the ..."
4. A History of the Sikhs: From the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the by Joseph Davey Cunningham (1853)
"... preeminent, 1784-85. ... preeminent among the Sikhs, 1785-92. Muha Singh die«,
17M. In the Punjab itself Jaee Singh ..."
5. Measurements for Competitiveness in Electronics (1994)
"preeminent Benefits If one had to settle on two preeminent benefits of microwave
technology, they would be mobility and speed. The mobility results from the ..."
6. The Elements of Sociology: A Text-book for Colleges and Schools by Franklin Henry Giddings (1898)
"... CHAPTER XI THE preeminent SOCIAL CLASS The True Elite. — Among the classes
into which a population is distributed as described in the preceding chapter, ..."
7. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1902)
"... and that Cape Colony would retain its former preeminent position justified by
its size, population, extensive seaboard, and material interests, ..."
8. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
"... and without placing his confidence in what God himself has declared so powerful
and preeminent in the regions beyond ? Among all nations, therefore, ..."
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