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I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors.
King George V

Meaning of "pre-eminence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRE-EMINENCE

pre-eminence  [prɪˈemɪnəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRE-EMINENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pre-Eminence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRE-EMINENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pre-eminence in the English dictionary

The definition of pre-eminence in the dictionary is the quality or state of being extremely eminent or distinguished; the state of being outstanding.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRE-EMINENCE


abstinence
ˈæbstɪnəns
appurtenance
əˈpɜːtɪnəns
chrominance
ˈkrəʊmɪnəns
codominance
kəʊˈdɒmɪnəns
countenance
ˈkaʊntɪnəns
dominance
ˈdɒmɪnəns
eminence
ˈɛmɪnəns
illuminance
ɪˈluːmɪnəns
imminence
ˈɪmɪnəns
incontinence
ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns
luminance
ˈluːmɪnəns
maintenance
ˈmeɪntɪnəns
ordinance
ˈɔːdɪnəns
overdominance
ˌəʊvəˈdɒmɪnəns
pertinence
ˈpɜːtɪnəns
predominance
prɪˈdɒmɪnəns
preheminence
prɪˈhemɪnəns
prominence
ˈprɒmɪnəns
provenance
ˈprɒvɪnəns
supereminence
ˌsuːpərˈɛmɪnəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRE-EMINENCE

pre-echo
pre-eclampsia
pre-eclamptic
pre-election
pre-embryo
pre-eminent
pre-eminently
pre-empt
pre-emption
pre-emptive
pre-emptively
pre-emptor
pre-emptory
pre-establish
pre-exilian
pre-exilic
pre-exist
pre-existence
pre-existent
pre-existing

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRE-EMINENCE

at your convenience
audience
conference
confidence
desinence
difference
evidence
experience
grey eminence
immanence
impermanence
impertinence
inabstinence
influence
Lawrence
of the essence
permanence
postponence
remanence
thermoremanence

Synonyms and antonyms of pre-eminence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRE-EMINENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pre-eminence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pre-eminence

Translation of «pre-eminence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRE-EMINENCE

Find out the translation of pre-eminence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pre-eminence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pre-eminence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卓越地位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preeminencia
570 millions of speakers

English

pre-eminence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

श्रेष्ठता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первенство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preeminência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধানতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prééminence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pre-eminence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorrang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卓越
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pre-eminence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính ưu việt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன் மாண்புமிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्व श्रेष्ठता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üstünlük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preminenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prymat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

першість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pre- eminență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπεροχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voortreflikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

företräde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dominans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pre-eminence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-EMINENCE»

The term «pre-eminence» is normally little used and occupies the 117.427 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRE-EMINENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pre-eminence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pre-eminence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pre-eminence

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QUOTES WITH «PRE-EMINENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pre-eminence.
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King George V
I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRE-EMINENCE»

Discover the use of pre-eminence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pre-eminence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Financial Crisis Management and the Pursuit of Power: ...
This book is for the critical reader who is interested in financial policy and wants to learn more about the causes and consequences of the rise of financial markets.
Asst Prof Mine Aysen Doyran, 2013
2
The euro as a reserve currency: a challenge to the ...
This paper investigates whether euro financial markets have developed sufficiently to facilitate the emergence of the euro as a reserve currency on par with the US dollar.
Gabriele Galati, Philip D. Wooldridge, Bank for International Settlements. Monetary and Economic Dept, 2006
3
Transition of Power: Britain's Loss of Global Pre-eminence ...
This book addresses one of the least understood issues in modern international history: how, between 1930 and 1945, Britain lost its global pre-eminence to the United States.
Brian J. C. McKercher, 1999
4
The Pre-eminence and Pedigree of Parlement: Whereunto is ...
Whereunto is Added a Vindication of Some Passages Reflecting Upon the Author , in a Booke Call'd The Popish Royal Favorite, Pen'd and Published by Mr. Prynne, Wherein He Stiles Him No Frend to Parlements, and a Malignant, Pag.
James Howell, 1642
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A Speech on the pre-eminence of poetry over history ... ...
The antiquity of Poetry is one grand claim to its pre-eminence :—“ It was the first fixed form of language, the first medium for the transmission of thought; it existed before Prose in History, Music in Melody, Painting in Description, and Sculpture ...
Rowland B. EAST, 1840
6
American economic pre-eminence: goals for the 1990s
The United States is in the midst of a many-sided economic crisis caused by an unrealistic assessment of domestic and international situations and an unwillingness to live within its means.
Anthony Harrigan, William R. Hawkins, 1989
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An essay on the pre-eminence of Comic Genius: with ...
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Dorothy Jordan, 1786
8
Sovereign Grace - Past and Present
As much as to say, Those the king honours, the people must honour with him: so, if God the Father will honour the Son with a pre-eminence upon earth, his will must be a law to us; we must honour him with that pre-eminence, because he will  ...
Ian Potts, 2006
9
National Needs and Remedies
During the Middle Ages, as they are popularly called, the church had for the most part the pre-eminence over the state. From the time of Henry VIII. down to the time of the accession of William and Mary, the state had, in England, at least, the ...
Evangelical Alliance for the United States of America. General Christian Conference, 1890
10
A Theological Study of The Book of Romans
The pre-eminence of Israel was and is based upon having four unconditional covenants: 1) Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-4; 13:14-17; 15:1-7; 17:1-8) 2) Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 20:1 – 31:18) 3) Palestinian Covenant (Deuteronomy  ...
Arch Bishop D.A. Miller, D.D. Ph.D.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRE-EMINENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pre-eminence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Belgium hopes to cut drug prices with pharma deal
... gets failing grade for Ebola response. An Independent panel urges big changes to "re-establish ... pre-eminence" of the global health body. «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Blackstenius inspires Sweden to WU19 EURO glory
The Linköping forward has been the standout player throughout in Israel, and underlined her pre-eminence in a scintillating 25-minute spell ... «UEFA.com, Jul 15»
3
Shareholders or fair shares
... told Duncan Weldon on BBC Newsnight last week that we need to question the long-established pre-eminence of shareholder interest. «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Mobile money activities total $6,1 billion
“We have witnessed the pre-eminence of mobile money which has greatly revolutionised the financial services sector by promoting financial ... «NewsDay, Jul 15»
5
Putting out the fire, next time
Instead, the panel said, the WHO “must re-establish its pre-eminence as the guardian of global public health.” This is a tall order, and the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
A Sino-Russian alliance to rival Europe
"For China, peacefully gaining pre-eminence in Eurasia will bring it closer to assuming its rightful place in the world," Trenin wrote in April. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
7
Finding your niche at iDay
This relied on having the right environment, having pre-eminence, the niche being profitable and getting the marketing right. In the end Nigel ... «Optician Online, Jul 15»
8
Sam Tanenhaus: 'Relatable' candidates show U.S. values in flux
In the Senate, Pierce acknowledged the pre-eminence of “gigantic figures” like John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. It is hard to ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
9
Corruption: What Zim can learn from China
This is not to say that corruption from government officials takes pre-eminence over other forms of corruption, especially that in the private ... «The Zimbabwe Standard, Jul 15»
10
Want to be a batter? See an analyst
But batsmen pay for their pre-eminence. They expose themselves to physical terror from fast bowlers and mental torture from slower ones. «The Independent, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pre-Eminence [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pre-eminence>. Apr 2024 ».
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