ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pre-eminence

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pre-eminence is a noun meaning Alternative spelling of preeminence.

Meaning

Alternative spelling of preeminence.

Example Sentences

While the Deutsche Bundesbahn has not reattained the pre-eminence in European railway speed that the German railways enjoyed before the 1939-1945 war, speeds in that country are steadily moving upwards [...].
And being always with her, and always talking confidentially, and his feelings exactly in that favourable state which a recent disappointment gives, those soft light eyes could not be very long in obtaining the pre-eminence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include precedence, priority, primacy, salience, prevalence, preference.

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