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English

Adjective

paramount

  1. Of greatest importance
  2. : Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
  3. Having the highest rank or authority
  4. Having the greatest influence


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fa:paramount fr:paramount io:paramount hu:paramount pl:paramount ta:paramount te:paramount vi:paramount zh:paramount

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through,
by (L. per) + amont above. See Amount.]
Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all
others; chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty.
"A traitor paramount." --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]

Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score.


Lord paramount, the king.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.
The highest or chief. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet paramount
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood
among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding, predominant,
predominate, preponderant, preponderating]
Moby Dictionary
acmatic , all-absorbing , anointed king , apical , arch , ascendant ,
at the head , banner , basic , best , boss , bwana , capital , cardinal ,
central , champion , chef , chief , chieftain , choice ,
church dignitary , commanding , consummate , controlling ,
crowned head , crowning , dominant , dynast , ecclesiarch , elder ,
elect , electronics king , elite , emperor , employer , essential ,
first , focal , for the best , foremost , general , goodman , governing ,
grand duke , great , greatest , guru , handpicked , head , headmost ,
hegemonic , hegemonistic , high chief , highest , honcho , husband ,
imperator , in ascendancy , in charge , in chief , in the ascendant ,
king , king-emperor , kinglet , lead , leading , leading light , liege ,
liege lord , lord , lord paramount , luminary , magisterial , main ,
majesty , master , master spirit , matchless , maximal , maximum ,
meridian , meridional , monarch , optimal , optimum , overbearing ,
overlord , overmost , overriding , overruling , padrone , paterfamilias ,
patriarch , patron , peerless , petty king , picked , potentate ,
predominant , predominate , preeminent , premier , prepollent ,
preponderant , preponderate , prepotent , prevailing , prevalent ,
prima donna , primal , primary , prime , prince , prince consort ,
principal , prize , quintessential , rabbi , ranking , regnant ,
regulating , regulative , regulatory , reigning , requisite , royal ,
royal personage , royalty , ruler , ruling , sahib , seigneur , seignior ,
select , sovereign , star , starets , stellar , summital , supereminent ,
superstar , supreme , surpassing , suzerain , teacher , tetrarch ,
tip-top , top , top dog , topflight , topmost , ultimate , unmatchable ,
unmatched , unparalleled , unsurpassed , upmost , uppermost , vertical ,
very best , vital , zenithal


Paramount, CA (city, FIPS 55618) Location: 33.89555 N, 118.16407 W Population (1990): 47669 (13726 housing units) Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 90723
Moby Dictionary 55266
Housing Units (2000): 14591
Land area (2000): 4.732354 sq. miles (12.256741 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.104873 sq. miles (0.271621 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.837227 sq. miles (12.528362 sq. km)
FIPS code: 55618
Located within: California (CA) , FIPS 06
Location: 33.899915 N , 118.166651 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 90723
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Paramount , CA
Paramount
Moby Dictionary 2722
Housing Units (2000): 1010
Land area (2000): 2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59787
Located within: Maryland (MD) , FIPS 24
Location: 39.682795 N , 77.697175 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Paramount-Long Meadow , MD
Paramount-Long Meadow
Paramount , MD
Paramount
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