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paramount

[ par-uh-mount ]
/ ˈpær əˌmaʊnt /
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adjective
chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.
noun
a supreme ruler; overlord.
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Origin of paramount

1525–35; <Anglo-French paramont above, equivalent to parper- + a mont<Latin ad montem to the mountain, hence, in Old French: upward, above; see ad-, mount2

synonym study for paramount

1. See dominant.

OTHER WORDS FROM paramount

par·a·mount·cy, nounpar·a·mount·ly, adverbsu·per·par·a·mount, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH paramount

1. paramount , tantamount2. paramount , ultimate

Other definitions for paramount (2 of 2)

Paramount
[ par-uh-mount ]
/ ˈpær əˌmaʊnt /

noun
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
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British Dictionary definitions for paramount

paramount
/ (ˈpærəˌmaʊnt) /

adjective
of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent
noun
rare a supreme ruler

Derived forms of paramount

paramountcy, nounparamountly, adverb

Word Origin for paramount

C16: via Anglo-Norman from Old French paramont, from par by + -amont above, from Latin ad montem to the mountain
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