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prominence

prom·i·nence
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prom-uh-nuh ns]
    • /ˈprɒm ə nəns/
    • /ˈprɒm.ɪ.nəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prom-uh-nuh ns]
    • /ˈprɒm ə nəns/

Definitions of prominence word

  • noun prominence Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness. 1
  • noun prominence something that is prominent; a projection or protuberance: a prominence high over a ravine. 1
  • noun prominence Also called solar prominence. Astronomy. an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona where it can be seen during a solar eclipse or by observing strong spectral lines in its emission spectrum. 1
  • noun prominence public attention 1
  • noun prominence importance 1
  • abbreviation PROMINENCE protuberance 1

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Origin of prominence

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600, prominence is from the Latin word prōminentia a jutting out, protuberance. See prominent, -ence

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Parts of speech for Prominence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

prominence popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

prominence usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prominence

noun prominence

  • acceptability — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
  • butte — an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
  • celebrity — A celebrity is someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport.
  • clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.

adjective prominence

  • noter — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.

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