# above all

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.

## Etymology
From Middle English [Term?]. Compare Dutch bovenal (“above all”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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