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[ˈprɒmɪnənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- important; famous
(e.g: she was a prominent member of the city council)
- projecting from something; protuberant
(e.g: a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's)
- situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable
(e.g: the new housing estates are prominent landmarks)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent
[ˈprɒmɪnənt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back
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Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent
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