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prominence

noun

Relative importance or fame

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. Relative importance or fame

noun

  1. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

    “The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”

noun

  1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

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The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge
The hump of a camel
He stood on the rocky prominence
The occipital protuberance was well developed
The bony excrescence between its horns

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