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prominence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. prominentia: cf F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something conspicuousness. 2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances}, under {Protuberance}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prominence n 1: the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent [ant: {obscurity}] 2: relative importance 3: something that protrudes [syn: {bulge}, {bump}, {hump}, {gibbosity}, {gibbousness}, {jut}, {protuberance}, {protrusion}, {extrusion}, {excrescence}]
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