[ˈprɒmɪnənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- important; famous
(e.g: she was a prominent member of the city council)

- projecting from something; protuberant
(e.g: a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's)

- situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable
(e.g: the new housing estates are prominent landmarks)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent

[ˈprɒmɪnənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent