pre-eminently

1. 1.

   to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner

   “a wide variety of pre-eminently contemporary scenes”

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Questions about pre-eminently

What does pre-eminently mean?

pre-eminently means "to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner".

How many syllables are in pre-eminently?

pre-eminently has 4 syllables: pre-e-mi-nent-ly. The stress falls on "mi".

What is another word for pre-eminently?

Close synonyms include preeminently. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pre-eminently a common word?

pre-eminently is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.