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paramount
UK /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ US /ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/
adj 3noun 2name 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
absolute, all, genocidal, high
VERB + PARAMOUNT
conflict, thought, training
PARAMOUNT + NOUN
africa, container, importance
Definitions
adj
1
Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
[…]a Traitor Paramount;
Hitherto she had chiefly dwelt on her unkindness and neglect; but absence, like charity, covers a multitude of sins; and the thought now paramount was, that she should see her no more.
2
Of the highest importance.
Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
3
Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
noun
1
A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
2
A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.
name
1
A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — having superior power and influence
- overriding
- predominant
- predominate
- preponderant
- preponderating
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[…]a Traitor Paramount;
Wiktionary02
Hitherto she had chiefly dwelt on her unkindness and neglect; but absence, like charity, covers a multitude of sins; and the thought now paramount was, that she should see her no more.
Wiktionary03
The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. […] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important sinc
Wiktionary04
It is paramount to all the others.
Tatoeba · #4225305
The idea is of paramount importance.
Tatoeba · #4796106
I'll be there seeing Dream Theater at the Paramount.
Tatoeba · #2983670Usage Notes
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