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What does prominence mean?

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Noun
  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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A Montreal native, Blain came to prominence in the 1980s with her impact-heavy brand of political art and is now known around the world.
It's a rather amazing, titillating idea that these rascals are elevated to such importance and prominence.
During this time, pressure on tissue over a bony prominence may not be relieved for hours.
But even as Giuliani's prominence in the city's recovery grows, his lame-duck status may hinder his efforts with the legislature.
Other zoonoses involving wild birds are also gaining prominence as disease issues.
In and around the Olympic village, acacias and evergreen Holm oaks are given prominence.

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