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prominent meaning and definition

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PROMINENT adjective

Definition of prominent (adjective)

  1. 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"
    • synonyms: outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking
  2. conspicuous in position or importance
    • "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
    • synonyms: big, large
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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