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English Dictionary: outstanding by the DICT Development Group
2 results for outstanding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outstanding
adj
  1. distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
  2. 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
  3. owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
    Synonym(s): outstanding, owing(p), undischarged
  4. of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
    Synonym(s): great, outstanding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outstanding \Out*stand"ing\, a.
      That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as,
      outstanding obligations.
  
               Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected. --A.
                                                                              Hamilton.
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