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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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illustrious
English
Etymology
From Latin ill?stris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) +? -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree”). Ill?stris is derived from ill?str? (“to brighten, illuminate; to make famous or illustrious”), from in- (“prefix meaning ‘in, inside’”) + lustr? (“to purify by making a sacrifice; to brighten, illuminate”) (from lustr? (“purificatory sacrifice”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) or *lewh?- (“to wash”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l?s.t??.?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??l?s.t?i.?s/, /-?l?s-/
- Hyphenation: il?lus?tri?ous
Adjective
illustrious (comparative more illustrious, superlative most illustrious)
- Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known, especially due to past achievements or noble qualities. [from mid 16th c.]
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- lustrious
Translations
Further reading
- illustrious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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