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| 1. | [ adjective ] having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | |
| Synonyms: | salient outstanding striking spectacular | |
| Examples: | "an outstanding fact of our time" "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book" "salient traits" "a spectacular rise in prices" |
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| Related terms: | conspicuous | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] conspicuous in position or importance | |
| Synonyms: | big large | |
| Examples: | "a big figure in the movement" "big man on campus" "he's very large in financial circles" "a prominent citizen" |
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| Related terms: | conspicuous | |
| Similar spelling: |
prominently preeminent preeminently prominence pronominal prenominal priming preeminence promenade PR_man promontory pruning priming_coat premonitory premonition |
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