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Webster 1913 Edition

Prominent

Prom′i-nent

,
Adj.
[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
.]
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
.
Prominent’ moth
(Zool.)
,
any moth of the family
Notodontidæ
; a notodontian; – so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prominent

PROM'INENT

,
Adj.
[L. prominens.] Standing out beyond the line or surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as a prominent figure on a vase.
1.
Full; large; as a prominent eye.
2.
Eminent; distinguished above others; as a prominent character.
3.
Principal; most visible or striking to the eye; conspicuous. The figure of a man or of a building holds a prominent place in a picture.

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