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Meanings of prominence in English

Portuguese
giba
Catalan
protuberància
Spanish
bulto

Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings.

      giba
      Portuguese
      importância
      Catalan
      protagonisme
      Spanish
      importancia

      The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

            importância
            Usage of prominence in English
            1
            It's possible even that Burnham received a card, given his new prominence.
            The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
            2
            He achieved wider prominence for his claims during the EU referendum campaign.
            The Guardian
            3
            Photograph: Handout Its rise to prominence has disturbed many Iraqi political leaders.
            The Guardian
            4
            Landmarks were lost in the velvet dark; new features sprang into prominence.
            The Rules of the Game
            5
            The prominence given to personal references is very marked and equally natural.
            Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
            6
            But one hopes they'll increase the prominence of the subject in general.
            The Guardian
            7
            The proposal underscored China's growing prominence in the global race for resources.
            Reuters
            8
            The latter two would come to some prominence later in heroin dealing.
            King of the godfathers: "big joey" massino and the fall of the b...
            9
            Future Islands came to prominence in 2014 with their fourth album Single.
            Radio NZ
            10
            Usual prominence of memorizing as a factor in study, and the result.
            How to Study and Teaching How to Study
            11
            The broad distinction in the characters of men forces itself into prominence.
            Occasional Papers / Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and t...
            12
            The strike again came into prominence in the latter half of 1885.
            A History of Trade Unionism in the United States
            13
            At Snowflake industrial and agricultural courses are given prominence in the curriculum.
            Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
            14
            One application was given more prominence in the document than any other.
            Nano
            15
            His forehead made up in height what his chin lacked in prominence.
            Crome Yellow
            16
            Two incidents in the history of aviation stand out with exceptional prominence.
            Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War
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            Translations for prominence
            Prominence through the time
            Prominence across language varieties
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            Common
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            Common
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