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Predominant vs Paramount - What's the difference?

predominant | paramount |

As adjectives the difference between predominant and paramount

is that predominant is common or widespread; prevalent while paramount is supreme; highest; chief.

As a noun predominant

is a subdominant.

predominant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • common or widespread; prevalent
  • significant or important; dominant

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A subdominant.

    • paramount

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Supreme; highest; chief.
  • * (Francis Bacon)
    • A traitor paramount .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=20 citation , passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.
  • Of the highest importance.

    • Synonyms

    * highest * utmost

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