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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate DictionaryPar·a·mount \ˈpa-rə-ˌmau̇nt\ geographical namecity SW California N of Long Beach population 55,266par·a·mount I \ˈper-ə-ˌmau̇nt, ˈpa-rə-\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Anglo-French paramont, from par by (from Latin per) + amunt above, from a to (from Latin ad) + munt mountain — more at for, at, mount DATE 1531: superior to all others : supreme a matter of paramount importanceSynonyms: see dominant• par·a·mount·cy \-ˌmau̇n(t)-sē\ noun• par·a·mount·ly \-ˌmau̇nt-lē\ adverb II noun DATE 1616: a supreme rulerEnglish Etymologyparamount 1531, from Anglo-Fr. paramont "above" (in place, order, degree), 1339, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. par "by" + amont "up," from a mont "upward." The whole from L. per ad montem, lit. "to the hill."Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7paramountpara·mount / 5pArEmaunt / adjective1. more important than anything else 至为重要的；首要的: This matter is of paramount importance. 此事至关重要。 Safety is paramount. 安全至上。 2. (formal) having the highest position or the greatest power 至高无上的；至尊的；权力最大的: China's paramount leader 中国的最高领导人 • para·mount·cy / -mauntsi / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: lady paramountpar·a·mountI. \ˈparəˌmau̇nt also ˈper-; substand New York City often -mänt\adjectiveEtymology: Anglo-French paramont, from Old French par by (from Latin per through, by) + amont above, from a to (from Latin ad) + mont mountain — more at for, at, mount1. : having a higher or the highest rank or authority < one of the paramount sheikhs in the desert — Times Literary Supplement > < the paramount king of Yoruba land — J.G.Frazer > < the paramount patriarch of the group — Weston La Barre >2. : superior to all others (as in power, position, or importance) :chief, supreme, preeminent < the need of this people for water is paramount — M.J.Herskovits > < the new constitution should be … paramount over all other constitutions — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > < Federal Government's claim of paramount right and dominion over the resources of the marginal sea — U.S. Code > < the reporter is the paramount performer — F.L.Mott > < the paramount problem of our time — Cecil Hobbs > < time is of paramount importance — F.D.Roosevelt >Synonyms: see dominantII. noun(-s): a lord paramount : a supreme proprietor or ruler < his cousin … the paramount of the tribe — T.E.Lawrence >

Paramount From The Latin Noun Par·A·Mount Adjective Ad