Prominence
['prɒmɪnəns] or ['prɑmɪnəns]
Definition
(noun.) relative importance.
(noun.) the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Prominency
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Protuberance, projection, bulge, process.[2]. Conspicuousness, eminence, distinction, celebrity.
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Examples
- The self-deceptions of wealth, power, and prominence wear thin. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But this resemblance is confined to general appearance, as in the prominence of the canines, and in the cutting shape of the molar teeth. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Another type of magazine firearm which in the last half century has gained great prominence and popularity is the so-called Winchester. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Barker, January 6, 1836, but it remained for the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century to give the band saw its prominence in woodworking machines. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It would, if brought into prominence, cut the lines of party action athwart. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In this great crowd were many public officials and men of prominence in all walks of life, who were enthusiastic in their praises. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The general ricochet of the whole over pits and prominences had the gravest pitch of the chime. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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