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单词 primacy
释义

primacy

noun

pri·​ma·​cy ˈprī-mə-sē How to pronounce primacy (audio)
1
: the state of being first (as in importance, order, or rank) : preeminence
the primacy of intellectual and esthetic over materialistic values T. R. McConnell
2
: the office, rank, or preeminence of an ecclesiastical primate

Synonyms

  • distinction
  • dominance
  • eminence
  • noteworthiness
  • paramountcy
  • preeminence
  • preponderance
  • preponderancy
  • prepotency
  • prestigiousness
  • superiority
  • supremacy
  • transcendence
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Example Sentences

Civil law took primacy over religious law. She has established primacy in her field of study.
Recent Examples on the Web And the desire to project U.S. military primacy at all costs led to arms races, militarism, and questionable commitments abroad. Blaise Malley, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Shareholder primacy took hold in the 1970s, led by Milton Friedman. Elizabeth Macbride, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Customer primacy is not explicit, thereby running the risk that IBM’s 280,000 employees will assume that the noxious MSV goal is still in play. Steve Denning, Forbes, 25 July 2022 And not only did the CEO-worker pay gap grow in 2021, the ISP report found, but Welch-style stakeholder primacy is alive and well. Peter Weber, The Week, 9 June 2022 However, a starting point might be to acknowledge that accessibility should only possess the remit of upholding the primacy of the welfare of people with disabilities and never be hijacked as a façade to prop up significantly wider political ideals. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 The assumed primacy of sight becomes destabilized, and our entire bodies become a receptive field for media. Wired, 11 Aug. 2022 One is the primacy of the needs of parents and families in policy-making. Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022 The Republicans and the Conservative Party simply absorbed the basic principles that these figures had espoused and the legacy of their economic policies, including the primacy of deregulation, remain relevant. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 7 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English primacie, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin prīmātia "office of a primate," from prīmāt-, prīmās "leading bishop in an ecclesiastical province, primate" + Latin -ia -y entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

primacy

noun

as in dominance
the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance the primacy of calcium for building strong bones

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • dominance
  • superiority
  • supremacy
  • distinction
  • reputation
  • preeminence
  • paramountcy
  • transcendence
  • domination
  • eminence
  • repute
  • influence
  • preponderance
  • prepotency
  • renown
  • noteworthiness
  • prestigiousness
  • preponderancy
  • power
  • fame
  • prestige
  • ascendancy
  • honor
  • glory
  • greatness
  • celebrity
  • ascendance
  • dominion
  • illustriousness
  • authority
  • stardom
  • nobleness
  • kudos
  • superstardom
  • notoriety
  • famousness
  • ascendency
  • ascendence
  • notableness
  • megastardom
  • weight
  • infamy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inferiority
  • insignificance
  • mediocrity
  • obscurity
  • obscureness
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