prominence

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prominence (countable and uncountable; plural prominences)

1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
2. relative importance
3. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
4. (topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains

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