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prominent

adj
/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/US/ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/UK

Etymology

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

  1. derived from prōminēns
  2. derived from prominent

Definitions

  1. Standing out, or projecting

    Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

    • The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks

  2. Likely to attract attention from its size or position

    Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

    • Place the slogan in a more prominent position.

  3. Eminent

    Eminent; distinguished above others.

    • prominent members of the press
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.

    2. In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and…

      In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

      • […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.

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Derived

improminent, overprominent, prominently, prominent moth, ultra-prominent, lobster prominent, rough prominent, tawny prominent, white-dotted prominent

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at prominent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at prominent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at prominent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA