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preeminence or pre-eminence
 
NOUN:1. The condition or fact of being dominant: ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, paramountcy, predominance, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy. See OVER. 2. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See IMPORTANT, KNOWLEDGE, RESPECT.
 
 
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