pre-eminent

See also: preeminent, prééminent, and preëminent

English

Adjective

pre-eminent (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of preeminent
   • 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter VII, in Mansfield Park: […], volume II, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 143:

     He was in high spirits, doing every thing with happy ease, and pre-eminent in all the lively turns, quick resources, and playful impudence that could do honour to the game; […]

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• repinement