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Prominence Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Prominence has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

"Her sudden rise to prominence in the tech industry caught everyone by surprise."

2

relative importance

"Despite his fame as an actor, he never held any real political prominence in the country."

3

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"

"the hump of a camel"

"he stood on the rocky prominence"

"the occipital protuberance was well developed"

"the bony excrescence between its horns"

4

The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

"Her sudden prominence in the industry came after her award-winning documentary reached millions of viewers worldwide."

Example Sentences
"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge" noun
"the hump of a camel" noun
"he stood on the rocky prominence" noun
"the occipital protuberance was well developed" noun
"the bony excrescence between its horns" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
obscurity
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
standing importance projection
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
limelight salience frontal eminence occipital protuberance belly caput mogul nub snag wart
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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