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   eminence
         n 1: high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a
               scholar of great eminence" [syn: {eminence}, {distinction},
               {preeminence}, {note}]
         2: a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a
            muscle or ligament [syn: {tuberosity}, {tubercle},
            {eminence}]

English Dictionary: eminent by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eminence grise
n
  1. (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position; "the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eminent
adj
  1. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
    Synonym(s): eminent, high
  2. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
    Synonym(s): eminent, lofty, soaring, towering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eminent domain
n
  1. the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eminently
adv
  1. in an eminent manner; "two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enamine
n
  1. an amine containing the double bond linkage -C=C-N-
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Emanant \Em"a*nant\, a. [L. emanans, -antis, p. pr. of emanare.
      See {Emanate}.]
      Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an
      act, or making itself apparent by an effect; -- said of
      mental acts; as, an emanant volition.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eminence \Em"i*nence\, n. [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent:
      cf. F. [82]minence.]
      1. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a
            height.
  
                     Without either eminences or cavities. --Dryden.
  
                     The temple of honor ought to be seated on an
                     eminence.                                          --Burke.
  
      2. An elevated condition among men; a place or station above
            men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity;
            social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction;
            preferment. --Milton.
  
                     You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet Affected
                     eminence, wealth, sovereignty.            --Shak.
  
      3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the
            Roman Catholic Church.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eminency \Em"i*nen*cy\, n.; pl. {Eminences}.
      State of being eminent; eminence. [bd]Eminency of estate.[b8]
      --Tillotson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eminency \Em"i*nen*cy\, n.; pl. {Eminences}.
      State of being eminent; eminence. [bd]Eminency of estate.[b8]
      --Tillotson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eminent \Em"i*nent\, a. [L. eminens, -entis, p. pr. of eminere
      to stand out, be prominent; e out + minere (in comp.) to
      project; of uncertain origin: cf. F. [82]minent. Cf.
      {Menace}.]
      1. High; lofty; towering; prominent. [bd]A very eminent
            promontory.[b8] --Evelyn
  
      2. Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth,
            high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation;
            distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an
            eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eminently \Em"i*nent*ly\, adv.
      In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; as, to
      be eminently learned.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Enwoman \En*wom"an\, v. t.
      To endow with the qualities of a woman. [R.] --Daniel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Eunomian \Eu*no"mi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
      A follower of Eunomius, bishop of Cyzicus (4th century A.
      D.), who held that Christ was not God but a created being,
      having a nature different from that of the Father. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to Eunomius or his doctrine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Euonymin \Eu*on"y*min\, n. (Med.)
      A principle or mixture of principles derived from Euonymus
      atropurpureus, or spindle tree.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Eminence, KY (city, FIPS 24904)
      Location: 38.36538 N, 85.17432 W
      Population (1990): 2055 (925 housing units)
      Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 40019
   Eminence, MO (city, FIPS 22276)
      Location: 37.14627 N, 91.35853 W
      Population (1990): 582 (303 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65466
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