preeminence
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preeminence
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- The condition or fact of being dominant: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy. See over/under.
- A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See important/unimportant, knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.
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