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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Outstanding  \Out*stand"ing\,  a. 
  That  stands  out  undischarged;  uncollected;  not  paid;  as 
  outstanding  obligations. 
 
  Revenues  .  .  .  as  well  outstanding  as  collected.  --A. 
  Hamilton. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  outstanding 
  adj  1:  distinguished  from  others  in  excellence;  "did  outstanding 
  work  in  human  relations";  "an  outstanding  war  record" 
  2:  having  a  quality  that  thrusts  itself  into  attention;  "an 
  outstanding  fact  of  our  time  is  that  nations  poisoned  by 
  anti  semitism  proved  less  fortunate  in  regard  to  their  own 
  freedom";  "a  new  theory  is  the  most  prominent  feature  of 
  the  book";  "salient  traits";  "a  spectacular  rise  in 
  prices";  "a  striking  thing  about  Picadilly  Circus  is  the 
  statue  of  Eros  in  the  center";  "a  striking  resemblance 
  between  parent  and  child"  [syn:  {prominent},  {salient},  {spectacular}, 
  {striking}] 
  3:  of  major  significance  or  importance;  "a  great  work  of  art"; 
  "Einstein  was  one  of  the  outstanding  figures  of  the  20th 
  century"  [syn:  {great}] 
  4:  owed  as  a  debt;  "outstanding  bills";  "the  amount  still 
  owed";  "undischarged  debts"  [syn:  {owed},  {owing(p)},  {undischarged}] 




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