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outermost
English
Etymology
From Middle English uttermost, uttirmest, uttermast, outemast, alteration (due to Middle English outre (“outer”)) of Old English ?temest, ?temest (“outermost”), equivalent to outer +? -most. Doublet of uttermost.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?a?t?mo?st/
Adjective
outermost
- superlative form of outer: most outer
- He lived on the outermost edge of the city.
Antonyms
- innermost
Related terms
- outermore
Translations
Noun
outermost (plural outermosts)
- That which is outermost; the surface; the outside.
- 1845, C. P. Bronson, Elocution, Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy
- Observe, the Analytical course is from outermosts to innermosts, from effects to causes […]
- 1845, C. P. Bronson, Elocution, Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy
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paramount
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman paramont, paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par, per (“by”) + amont, amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of m?ns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pæ??ma?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pæ???ma?nt/, /?p?-/
- Hyphenation: par?a?mount
Adjective
paramount (not comparable)
- (often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
- Synonym: utmost
- Antonym: paravail
- Of the highest importance.
- Synonyms: crucial, imperative; see also Thesaurus:important
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:insignificant
- (obsolete) Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:superior
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
paramount (plural paramounts)
- A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
- (obsolete) 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.
Translations
References
Further reading
- paramount (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- paramount in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- paramount in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- paramount at OneLook Dictionary Search
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