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prom⋅i⋅nent

  [prom-uh-nuhnt]
Use prominent in a Sentence
–adjective
1. standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
2. standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.
3. leading, important, or well-known: a prominent citizen.
Origin:
1535–45; < L prōminent- (s. of prōminēns), prp. of prominēre to project, stand out, equiv. to pro- pro- 1 + -minēre; see imminent

Related forms:
prom⋅i⋅nent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. protruding, jutting, protuberant. 3. eminent, celebrated, famous, famed, distinguished.

Antonyms:
1. inconspicuous. 2. recessed. 3. unknown.
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prom·i·nent   (prŏm'ə-nənt)   
adj.  
  1. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.
  2. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See Synonyms at noticeable.
  3. Widely known; eminent.

[Middle English, from Latin prōminēns, prōminent-, present participle of prōminēre, to jut out : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + -minēre, to jut, threaten; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]
prom'i·nent·ly adv.
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Prominent

Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See Imminent, Eminent.]

1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.

2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.

3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.

Prominent' moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the family Notodontid[ae]; a notodontian; -- so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.
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Language Translation for : prominent
Spanish: prominente; saliente,
German: vorstehend,
Japanese: 突き出ている
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prominent 
1545, from L. prominentem (nom. prominens), prp. of prominere "jut or stand out," from pro- "before, forward" + minere "to project," from minæ "projections, threats" (see menace).
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Main Entry: prom·i·nent
Pronunciation: 'präm-(&-)n&nt
Function: adjective
: standing out or projecting beyond a surface
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prominent prom·i·nent (prŏm'ə-nənt)
adj.

  1. Projecting outward or upward; protuberant.
  2. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous.

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