0 the quality of being more important or better than others: --
His pre-eminence in his subject is internationally recognized.
The company hopes to reestablish its pre-eminence with an international clientele.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.