Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paramountcy

/ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: paramount-cy
IPA: /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[W]e saw this permanence to be true of the general paramountcy of the higher insight, even though in the ebbs of emotional excitement meaner motives might temporarily prevail and backsliding might occur."
"Both, they claim, were British spies, sent into Central Asia as part of a grand design for paramountcy there at the expense of Russia, whose influence they aimed to destroy."
"Portuguese Church authorities often made things more difficult for non-Portuguese European missionaries by insisting on the paramountcy of their own culture and ecclesiastical jurisdiction […]"

Etymology

From paramount + -cy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

paramountcies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce paramountcy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/.
What does paramountcy mean?: The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this.
Where does paramountcy come from?: From paramount + -cy.

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