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paramount
1[ par-uh-mount ]
adjective
- chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent:
a point of paramount significance.
Antonyms: unimportant
- above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.
noun
- a supreme ruler; overlord.
Paramount
2[ par-uh-mount ]
noun
- a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
paramount
/ ˈpærəˌmaʊnt /
adjective
- of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent
noun
- rare.a supreme ruler
Derived Forms
- ˈparaˌmountcy, noun
- ˈparaˌmountly, adverb
Other Words From
- para·mountcy noun
- para·mountly adverb
- super·para·mount adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of paramount1
Word History and Origins
Origin of paramount1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But all the studios like Paramount that do art house films passed on it.
He would talk to Mecallari and the staff about what was of paramount importance to him, his two sons.
Hitchcock said that when Vertigo was finished, he took it to New York to screen it for the Paramount executives.
Studies have shown that getting eight hours of sleep is paramount to achieving high performance.
But it is also a rejoinder to the view, which I expressed, that ethical norms are paramount.
But she had experienced an hour of mixed emotions in which a confused and wondering sense of defeat was paramount.
In most states this interest or dower is paramount to the claims of her husband's creditors.
Justice and truth became thus paramount virtues, to be practised and sought as the end of life.
I have a wretched longing for some strong, absorbing affection, something paramount, satisfying.
The orthodox mould candle reigns paramount on each side of the pulpit; and its light appears to give satisfaction.
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