/ ˈprɒmɪnəns; NAmE ˈprɑːm-/ noun
[ U , sing. ] the state of being important, well known or noticeable :
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.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out): from obsolete French , from Latin prominentia jutting out, from the verb prominere .