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paramount

pa·ra·mount

UK/ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/ US/ˈpæɹəˌmaʊnt/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

having superior power and influence

  • “the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”
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Origin

PIE word *h₂éd 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 *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)).

Phrases

  • lady paramount
  • lord paramount
  • paramount chief
  • paramount title
  • title paramount

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