Paramount

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through,
     by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.]
     Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all
     others; chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty.
     "A traitor paramount." --Bacon.
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     {Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.
        
  
     {Lord paramount}, the king.
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     Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.
     The highest or chief. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paramount
       adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood
             among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {predominant},
              {predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  162 Moby Thesaurus words for "paramount":
     acmatic, all-absorbing, anointed king, apical, arch, ascendant,
     at the head, banner, basic, best, boss, bwana, capital, cardinal,
     central, champion, chef, chief, chieftain, choice,
     church dignitary, commanding, consummate, controlling,
     crowned head, crowning, dominant, dynast, ecclesiarch, elder,
     elect, electronics king, elite, emperor, employer, essential,
     first, focal, for the best, foremost, general, goodman, governing,
     grand duke, great, greatest, guru, handpicked, head, headmost,
     hegemonic, hegemonistic, high chief, highest, honcho, husband,
     imperator, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the ascendant,
     king, king-emperor, kinglet, lead, leading, leading light, liege,
     liege lord, lord, lord paramount, luminary, magisterial, main,
     majesty, master, master spirit, matchless, maximal, maximum,
     meridian, meridional, monarch, optimal, optimum, overbearing,
     overlord, overmost, overriding, overruling, padrone, paterfamilias,
     patriarch, patron, peerless, petty king, picked, potentate,
     predominant, predominate, preeminent, premier, prepollent,
     preponderant, preponderate, prepotent, prevailing, prevalent,
     prima donna, primal, primary, prime, prince, prince consort,
     principal, prize, quintessential, rabbi, ranking, regnant,
     regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, requisite, royal,
     royal personage, royalty, ruler, ruling, sahib, seigneur, seignior,
     select, sovereign, star, starets, stellar, summital, supereminent,
     superstar, supreme, surpassing, suzerain, teacher, tetrarch,
     tip-top, top, top dog, topflight, topmost, ultimate, unmatchable,
     unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, upmost, uppermost, vertical,
     very best, vital, zenithal
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Paramount, CA (city, FIPS 55618)
    Location: 33.89555 N, 118.16407 W
    Population (1990): 47669 (13726 housing units)
    Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 90723

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Paramount, CA -- U.S. city in California
     Population (2000):    55266
     Housing Units (2000): 14591
     Land area (2000):     4.732354 sq. miles (12.256741 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.104873 sq. miles (0.271621 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.837227 sq. miles (12.528362 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            55618
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             33.899915 N, 118.166651 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     90723
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Paramount, CA
      Paramount
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Paramount-Long Meadow, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
     Population (2000):    2722
     Housing Units (2000): 1010
     Land area (2000):     2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            59787
     Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
     Location:             39.682795 N, 77.697175 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Paramount-Long Meadow, MD
      Paramount-Long Meadow
      Paramount, MD
      Paramount