Preeminence vs Notability - What's the difference?
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The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.
High importance; superiority.
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(uncountable) The quality or state of being notable or eminent
(countable) A notable or eminent person
Preeminence is a related term of notability.
As nouns the difference between preeminence and notability
is that preeminence is preeminence while notability is (uncountable) the quality or state of being notable or eminent.preeminence
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Alternative forms
* pre-eminence * preëminenceNoun
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