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[ adjective ] greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

Synonyms

leading greatest

Examples

"our greatest statesmen" "the country's leading poet" "a preeminent archeologist"

Used in print

(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)

This , however , did not bar finding that du_Pont had become pre-eminent as a supplier of automotive fabrics and finishes to General_Motors ; that these products constituted a `` line of commerce '' within the meaning of the Clayton_Act ; that General_Motors ' share of the market for these products was substantial ; and that competition for this share of the market was endangered by the financial relationship between the two concerns :

Related terms

superior

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