4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through
by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.]
Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all
others chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as a paramount duty.
``A traitor paramount.'' --Bacon.
{Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.
{Lord paramount}, the king.
Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; pre["e]minent; chief.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.
The highest or chief. --Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
paramount
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood
among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {predominant},
{predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Paramount, CA (city, FIPS 55618)
Location: 33.89555 N, 118.16407 W
Population (1990): 47669 (13726 housing units)
Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 90723
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