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foremost
English
Etymology
From Old English formest, fyrmest (“earliest, first, most prominent”), from Proto-Germanic *frumistaz, from the locative stem *fur-, *fr- + the superlative suffix *-umistaz, stem ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pr-. The suffix *-umistaz was a compound suffix, created from the rarer comparative suffix *-umô (as in Old English fruma) + the regular superlative suffix *-istaz (English -est); *-umô in turn is from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.
Cognate with Old Frisian formest, Gothic ???????????????????????????????? (frumists). See for, first and Old English fruma for more. Partially cognate to primus, from Proto-Indo-European *pr- + Latin superlative suffix -imus, from Proto-Indo-European *-mHo-.
A comparative former was back-formed analogically, leaving the m from *-umô in place. Later the Old English suffix complex -(u)m-est was conflated with the word most through folk etymology, so that the word is now interpreted as fore +? -most.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.m??st/
- Rhymes: -??st
Adjective
foremost (not comparable)
- first, either in time or in space
- Most forward; front
- of a higher rank or position; paramount
- (nautical) closest to the bow
Translations
Adverb
foremost (not comparable)
- in front
- prominently forward
- especially; particularly
- 2001, Chantel Laran Sawyer Lumpkin, The Influences of Assets on the Academic Achievement of African American College Students, p. 155:
- As dependent minors the foremost proximal system was family, followed by school and community.
- 2013, Robert Woods, Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel, p. XXIX:
- Lewis is the twentieth century's foremost popular writer and the most influential public intellectual for evangelicals.
- 2019, Louise Taylor, Alex Morgan heads USA past England into Women’s World Cup final (in The Guardian, 2 July 2019)[1]
- England head to Nice for Saturday’s third-place playoff after yet more semi-final disappointment but with heads held high having played their part in a wonderful game featuring some particularly harsh luck. Foremost among it was the marginal offside which saw an Ellen White goal disallowed and, later, a penalty miss by Steph Houghton.
- 2001, Chantel Laran Sawyer Lumpkin, The Influences of Assets on the Academic Achievement of African American College Students, p. 155:
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preeminent
English
Alternative forms
- præeminent (18?th century)
- pre-eminent
- preëminent
Etymology
From Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin prae?min?ns, present participle of prae?min?re (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ?min?re.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p?i???m?n?nt/
Adjective
preeminent (not comparable)
- Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
Derived terms
- preeminence
- preeminently
Translations
Anagrams
- repinement
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin prae?min?ns.
Adjective
preeminent (masculine and feminine plural preeminents)
- preeminent
Derived terms
- preeminentment
Related terms
- preeminència
Further reading
- “preeminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “preeminent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “preeminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “preeminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
From French prééminent
Adjective
preeminent m or n (feminine singular preeminent?, masculine plural preeminen?i, feminine and neuter plural preeminente)
- preeminent
Declension
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