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1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.
3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.
<zoology> Prominent' moth, any moth of the family Notodontidae; a notodontian; so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.
Origin: L. Prominens, -entis, p. Pr. Of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp) to jut, project: cf. F. Prominent. See Imminent, Eminent.
(01 Mar 1998)
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