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| 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. |

prom·i·nent (prŏm'ə-nənt) adj.
[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. |
prominent prom·i·nent (prŏm'ə-nənt)
adj.
Projecting outward or upward; protuberant.
Immediately noticeable; conspicuous.