nonobscurity

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ obscurity.

Noun

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nonobscurity (uncountable)

  1. The state of not being obscure.
    • 2015 July 9, “Letters: Jacob Lawrence’s Champion”, in New York Times[1]:
      Some years later, this “obscure quack” attained permanent nonobscurity when the procedure bearing his name became world famous, saving many lives.