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Word of the Day - Paramount
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paramount
Pronunciation: /ˈparəmaʊnt /
adjective
1 More important than anything else; supreme: the interests of the child are of paramount importance
2 [attributive] Having supreme power: a paramount chief
Origin
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘highest in jurisdiction’ in the phrases lord paramount and paramount chief): from Anglo-Norman French paramont, from Old French par ‘by’ + amont ‘above’.
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It is paramount to remember that in chess, the entire competition is accomplished by a pair-amount of players. And never will the pear amount to the apple in flavor or storage ability.
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