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Definition of: paramount
(par′ə·mount) adjective
1. Having the highest title.
2. Superior to all others; supremely controlling.
—noun A supreme lord; highest ruler. [<AF paramont above <OF par by (<L per) + à mont up, above <L ad montem to the hill]
—par′a·mount·ly adverb
—par′a·mount·cy noun Synonyms (adj.): chief, eminent, foremost, preeminent, principal, superior, supreme.
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