adv
Meaning 1
In a preeminent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: particularly, distinguishedly
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
preeminently
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/pɹiːˈɛmɪnəntli/
adverb
Meaning 2
to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pre-eminently
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English preeminent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English preeminently From preeminent + -ly.