pre-excellence

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• Excellence — Ex cel*lence, n. [F. excellence, L. excellentia.] 1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. [1913 Webster] Consider first that great Or bright infers not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pre|ten´tious|ness — pre|ten|tious «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|ten´tious|ly — pre|ten|tious «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|ten|tious — «prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. making claims to excellence or importance: »a pretentious person, a pretentious book, a pretentious speech. 2. doing things for show or to make a fine appearance; showy; ostentatious: »a pretentious style of… …   Useful english dictionary

• pre-em|i|nence — pre|em|i|nence or pre em|i|nence «pree EHM uh nuhns», noun. a being outstanding or preeminent; superiority; excellence: »the preeminence of Edison among the inventors of his day …   Useful english dictionary

• pre|em|i|nence — or pre em|i|nence «pree EHM uh nuhns», noun. a being outstanding or preeminent; superiority; excellence: »the preeminence of Edison among the inventors of his day …   Useful english dictionary

• pre-eminence — n. Superiority, supremacy, precedence, priority of place, excellence, supreme excellence, commanding position …   New dictionary of synonyms

• excellence — noun /ˈɛksələns/ a) The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue. b) Something in which one excels. Syn: superiority …   Wiktionary

• excellence — n. 1. Superiority, eminence, distinction, pre eminence, transcendence. 2. Good quality, superior quality, superior goodness, superiority. 3. Valuable point or property or characteristic, advantage, good point, good quality, valuable feature or… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• pre-eminence — n supremacy, distinction, excellence, fame, prestige, renown, repute, predominance, prominence, superiority, incomparability, peerlessness, matchlessness, paramountcy, transcendence …   Useful english dictionary