US /ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/ UK /ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/
noun Freq #37808

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The state of being important or well known.

    She rose to prominence as a young scientist.

  2. 2
    noun

    The quality of standing out or being easily noticed.

    The headline was given prominence on the front page.

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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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