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   pre·em·i·nent

   /prēˈemən(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way: "the world's preeminent expert on asbestos"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin praeeminent- ‘towering above, excelling’, from the verb praeeminere, from prae ‘before’ + eminere ‘stand out’.

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