adj .
better than anyone else ; outstanding ; supreme 다른 어느 누구보다도 뛰어난 ; 현저한 ; 최고의

• The nation's preeminent harpsichordist would be the best harpsichordist in the nation.
• The Nobel Prize-winning physicist was preeminent in his field but he was still a lousy teacher.
  노벨상을 수상한 그 물리학자는 자신의 분야에서는 최고이지만, 여전히 별 볼일 없는 선생이었다.
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