eminence

Definitions


[ˈɛmɪnəns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere
(e.g: her eminence in cinematography)

- a piece of rising ground
(e.g: an eminence commanding the River Emme)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin eminentia, from eminere ‘jut, project’




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