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pre-eminence (priːˈɛmɪnəns) Also 5–6 prem-, 5–8 prehem-, 7–8 præem-. [ad. late L. præēminēntia (5th c.), f. L. præēminēnt-em pre-eminent: see -ence. Cf. F. prééminence (14th c. in Littré). The h in obs. spelling was inserted to avoid hiatus.] Surpassing or superior eminence. 1. Higher rank or distin...
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pre-eminence
pre-eminence/-əns; -əns/ n[U]: awards for those who achieve pre-eminence in public life 给予在社会生活中有突出表现者的奖励.
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Giovanni Battista Niccolini
Over the years, Niccolini became more attached to the scholarly pre-eminence of classic learning, but also in the pre-eminence of the Tuscan dialect and
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preheminence
preheminence, -ent obs. ff. pre-eminence, -eminent.
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Lysicles (5th century BC)
During the Peloponnesian War Lysicles was one of the "hawks"; he was convinced that the war against Sparta, which could not conceal its envy of Athens' pre-eminence
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pre-eminency
pre-ˈeminency Now rare. Also 6 prem-, 7 præem-, 7–8 prehem-. [ad. late L. præēminēntia, f. L. præēminēnt-em: see next and -ency.] The quality of being pre-eminent; = pre-eminence.1560 Becon Jewel of Joy Wks. II. 20 b, Thou knowest, O lord..my necessytie, that I hate the token of prehemynencie, and g...
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Lord Keeper Act 1562
It made the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal "entitled to like place, pre-eminence, jurisdiction, execution of laws, and all other customs, commodities, and
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precellency
† precellency Obs. [f. as prec. + -ency.] The quality of being ‘precellent’; pre-eminence; with a and pl. an instance of this.1557 Edgeworth Serm., 1 Pet. viii. 180 b, Sainte Peter knewe no precellencye or excellencye ouer a whole realme. 1616 R. Sheldon Rom. Mir. Antichristian 151 Any pre-eminence ...
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Unit One
Despite its brief period of activity, the group is regarded as influential in establishing the pre-eminence of London as a centre of modernist and abstract
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Emblem of Mumbai
Bottom Left The three sailing ships in outline denote Mumbai's pre-eminence as a port and commercial centre.
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besotting
beˈsotting, ppl. a. [f. besot + -ing2.] Infatuating, stupefying.1762 Fielding Ess. Convers. Wks. (1840) 636 The beastly custom of besotting and ostentatious contention for pre-eminence in their cups. 1863 Geo. Eliot Romola in Cornh. Mag. VI. 435 To steal over my senses like besotting wine.
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General at sea
However, his pre-eminence as a sailor was manifest in the fact that despite having been a leading naval officer under Cromwell, Penn was chosen by parliament His pre-eminence was testified to by Pepys, who acknowledged his naval skill and was jealous of him as a result.
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Journal of International Economic Law | Oxford Academic
The editorial team aim to build on JIEL 's pre-eminence in international trade while expanding the academic line of inquiry into areas such as international investment, monetary affairs and financial regulation. They have selected 10 papers, now freely available, which demonstrate the expansion of legal analysis and the future direction of JIEL ...
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Apolloship
Apolloship nonce-wd. (əˈpɒləʊʃɪp) [f. apollo + -ship.] The position of Apollo; pre-eminence in poetry and prophecy.1867 J. H. Stirling in Fortn. Rev. Oct. 384 Predestinate to Apolloship, the godship of prophecy, the godship of song.
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Historic Centre of Florence - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Historic Centre of Florence. Built on the site of an Etruscan settlement, Florence, the symbol of the Renaissance, rose to economic and cultural pre-eminence under the Medici in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its 600 years of extraordinary artistic activity can be seen above all in the 13th-century cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore), the Church of ...
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