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   eminent

   /ˈɛmɪnənt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere: "one of the world's most eminent statisticians" Similar illustriousdistinguishedrenownedesteemedpre-eminentnotablenoteworthygreatprestigiousimportantsignificantinfluentialoutstandingnotedof notefamouscelebratedprominentwell knownlionizedacclaimedsuperiorof high standinghigh-rankingexaltedreveredelevatedaugustgrandloftyvenerableforemostleadingparamountlegendaryinformal:big-timebig/major leagueOpposite unimportantunknown
   • 2. (of a positive quality) present to a notable degree: "the book's scholarship and eminent readability" Similar obviousclearconspicuousmarkedsingularsignaloutstandingtotalcompleteutterabsolutethoroughperfectdownrightsheer

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin eminent- ‘jutting, projecting’, from the verb eminere.

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