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[ noun ] the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

Used in print

(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)

In the absence of a reservoir of political consensus each organized political group hopes that the elections will give them new prominence , but in a system where there is as_yet no place for the less prominent .

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[ noun ] relative importance

Related terms

importance

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[ noun ] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
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