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ascendancy
Superiority or decisive advantage; domination:
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  1. Superiority or decisive advantage; domination:
  2. A position in which one has control or power; supremacy; domination
dominance
A dominating, or being dominant; control; authority
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  1. A dominating, or being dominant; control; authority
  2. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
  3. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
domination
(Christianity) The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
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  1. (Christianity) The fourth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
  2. The exercise of such control or power.
  3. A dominating or being dominated; rule; control; ascendancy
paramountcy
The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. [from 17th c.]
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  1. The fact or condition of being paramount; supremacy, precedence. [from 17th c.]
predominance
The state or quality of being predominant; preponderance.
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  1. The state or quality of being predominant; preponderance.
preponderance
Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
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  1. Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
prepotency
(Biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
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  1. (Biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
  2. The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.
  3. Superiority in power, force, or influence
supremacy
When used with a designation for a particular group, the assertion that the group in question is superior to or should rule over others.
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  1. When used with a designation for a particular group, the assertion that the group in question is superior to or should rule over others.
  2. Power over all others.
  3. Supreme power or authority
distinction
A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor:
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  1. A special quality or accomplishment conferring uniqueness or honor:
  2. The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference:
  3. Excellence or eminence, as of performance, character, or reputation:
eminence
A projection or protuberance from the surface of a body part, especially a bone.
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  1. A projection or protuberance from the surface of a body part, especially a bone.
  2. (--- Roman Catholic Church) Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for a cardinal.
  3. Superiority in rank, position, character, achievement, etc.; greatness; celebrity
fame
Reputation, esp. good reputation
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  1. Reputation, esp. good reputation
  2. The state of being widely known or much talked about; renown; celebrity
  3. The state of being widely known, recognized, or of great popular interest:
glory
The condition of highest achievement, splendor, prosperity, etc.
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  1. The condition of highest achievement, splendor, prosperity, etc.
  2. A highly praiseworthy asset:
  3. Great honor and admiration won by doing something important or valuable; fame; renown
luster
Any of various substances, such as wax or glaze, used to give an object a gloss or polish.
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  1. Any of various substances, such as wax or glaze, used to give an object a gloss or polish.
  2. Glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor, as of achievement, reputation, or beauty.
  3. A metallic, sometimes iridescent, appearance given to pottery by a glaze
mark
A Plimsoll mark.
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  1. A Plimsoll mark.
  2. A point reached or gained:
  3. A specific model, type, or iteration, as of a product or machine, especially when part of a series. Usually used with a number:
notability
The quality of being notable
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  1. The quality of being notable
  2. The state or quality of being eminent or worthy of notice.
  3. (Countable) A notable or eminent person
note
A brief informal letter:
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  1. A brief informal letter:
  2. The characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal:
  3. The sign of a particular quality or emotion:
prestige
Great respect or importance:
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  1. Great respect or importance:
  2. The power to impress or influence, as because of success, wealth, etc.
  3. The level of respect at which a person or thing is regarded by others; standing:
prominence
Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
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  1. Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
  2. (Astron.) Any of the luminous clouds of solar gas arching from the chromosphere into the much hotter corona: best seen at the edge of the sun, as during an eclipse
  3. An eruption of tonguelike clouds of glowing ionized gas extending from the Sun's chromosphere and sometimes reaching hundreds of thousands of kilometers into space. When viewed against the solar surface instead of along the edges of its disk, prominences appear as dark, sinuous lines known as filaments . Usually associated with sunspot activity, solar prominences can influence Earth's atmosphere by interfering with electromagnetic activity. &diamf3; Active prominences erupt suddenly and usually disappear within minutes or hours. Quiescent prominences form more smoothly and can last for several months.
renown
Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
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  1. Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
  2. Great fame or reputation; celebrity
  3. The quality of being widely known or acclaimed; fame.
Find another word for preeminence. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for preeminence, like: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy and distinction.

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  • arose the second of the great poets of the old Ottoman school, Nef'i of Erzerum, who owes his preeminence to the brilliance of his 1p.sidas.

  • Yet not a few of the great thoroughfares and buildings are individually worthy of London's preeminence as a city.

  • The metropolitans now commonly assumed the title of archbishop to mark their preeminence over the other bishops; at the same time the obligation imposed upon them, mainly at the instance of St Boniface, to receive thepallium from Rome, definitely marked the defeat of their claim to exercise metropolitan jurisdiction independently of the pope.

  • This preeminence may perhaps be due to an early infusion of Fijian blood: it has been observed that such crosses are always more vigorous than the pure races in these islands; and this influence seems also traceable in the Tongan dialect, and appears to have been partially transmitted thence to the Samoan.

  • In 1914 his preeminence had become so evident that a special position was created for him in Berlin, where he was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and given a sufficient stipend to enable him to devote all his time to research without any restrictions or duties whatsoever.

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