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English Dictionary: prominent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prominent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prominent adj 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" Synonym(s): outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking 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" Synonym(s): big, large, prominent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prominent \Prom"inent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See {Imminent}, {Eminent}.] 1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent* figure on a vase. 2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building. 3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character. {Prominent' moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the family {Notodontid[91]}; a notodontian; -- so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.