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prominence

/ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/ noun B2
  1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Relative importance. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star. (countable, uncountable)

Plural prominences

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His chin, too, had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 12 · B2
The rapid emergence of these thoroughfares simultaneously diminished the cultural prominence of passenger railways, fundamentally shifting the entire paradigm of domestic travel.
The Asphalt Arteries: How the Interstates Reshaped America, p. 1 · C2

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