- paramount
- paramount (adj.) 1530s, from Anglo-Fr. paramont "above" (in place, order, degree), mid-14c., from O.Fr. par "by" + amont "up," from a mont "upward." The whole from L. per ad montem, lit. "to the hill."
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Paramount — Par a*mount, a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.] Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; pre[ e]minent; as, a paramount duty. A traitor paramount. Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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paramount — I adjective arch, beyond compare, beyond comparison, cardinal, champion, chief, crowning, distinguished, extraordinary, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, head, hegemonic, hegemonical, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, main,… … Law dictionary
Paramount — Par a*mount, n. The highest or chief. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paramount — trademark a large US film and television company based in Hollywood, which has made many famous films … Dictionary of contemporary English
