Etymology

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Today it means: Superior in quality; higher in price or value. Full definition →

Latin praemium
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  1. Latin · derived frompraemium“prize”
  2. English todaypremium

From Latin praemium (“prize”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpraemium all →

premiate

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