prominence
noun/ˈprɒmɪnəns/
/ˈprɑːmɪnəns/
[uncountable, singular]- the state of being important, well known or easy to notice
- a young actor who has recently risen to prominence
- The newspapers have given undue prominence to the story.
- She has achieved a prominence she hardly deserves.
- prominence as something The study of local history has gained prominence as an academic discipline.
Extra Examples- She came to national prominence as an artist in the 1960s.
- The city's rise to prominence as a port began in the early 19th century.
- The former rebels were given positions of prominence in the new government.
- a performance which gives a special prominence to the part of Hamlet's mother
- The chef's television programmes brought him to national prominence.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- growing
- increased
- …
- achieve
- come into
- come to
- …
- a place of prominence
- a position of prominence
- a rise to prominence
- …
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out): from obsolete French, from Latin prominentia ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere.
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