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par·a·mount    (pr-mount) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of chief concern or importance: tending first to one's paramount needs.
2. Supreme in rank, power, or authority. See Synonyms at dominant.

NOUN:

One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per ¹ in Indo-European roots) + amont, above, upward ; see amount

OTHER FORMS:
para·mountcy (Noun), para·mountly (Adverb)

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