n.
Function: adjective
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Synonyms: FIRST 3, arch, champion, foremost, head, leading, premier, principal
2 standing apart by reason of superior importance, significance, or influence FF1C; his chief claim to consideration is his unquestionable uprightness FF1E;
Synonyms: capital, ||cock, dominant, main, major, number one, outstanding, predominant, preeminent, principal, star, stellar
Related Words: primal, primary, prime; important, prominent, significant; consequential, momentous, weighty; effective, potent, telling; controlling, master, ruling
Contrasted Words: inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant; collateral, contingent, secondary