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How to pronounce “paramount

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Practice the English pronunciation of paramount with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
6 Ways to Make Better Connections OnlineAnd I will say this slowly, as it is paramount.
Definition summary
(often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

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How to pronounce paramount

6 Ways to Make Better Connections Online

And I will say this slowly, as it is paramount.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “paramount

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
  • Of the highest importance.
  • (obsolete) Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
  • [Noun]
  • A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
  • (obsolete) A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.

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