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Paramount vs Primacy - What's the difference?

paramount | primacy |

As an adjective paramount

is supreme; highest; chief.

As a noun primacy is

the state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc, hence, excellency; supremacy.

paramount

English

Adjective

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  • 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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    primacy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.
  • The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church; the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of England.