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prom·i·nence

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NOUN:

The quality or condition of being prominent.
Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
Anatomy A small projection or protuberance.
Astronomy A tonguelike cloud of flaming gas rising from the sun's surface, visible as part of the corona during a total solar eclipse.

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