From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Paramount \Par"a*mount\, adjective [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.
{Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.
Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Paramount \Par"a*mount\, noun The highest or chief. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: 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
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