meaning of preeminent
1. Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt.
2. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the countrys leading poet"; "a preeminent
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