noun
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Meanings
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1
noun
The state of being important or well known.
She rose to prominence as a young scientist.
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2
noun
The quality of standing out or being easily noticed.
The headline was given prominence on the front page.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· the quality of standing out...
magnitude
Word family
Forms
prominences
Derived forms
overprominencesuperprominence
Etymology
From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.
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