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paramount
par·a·mount [ párrə mòwnt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
greatest: greatest in importance or significance
[Mid-16th century. < Anglo-Norman paramont< par "by" + amont "above"]

par·a·mount·cy noun
par·a·mount·ly adverb
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