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PARAMOUNTCY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does paramountcy mean?
• PARAMOUNTCY (noun)
The noun PARAMOUNTCY has 1 sense:
1. the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority
Familiarity information: PARAMOUNTCY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("paramountcy" is a kind of...):
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