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Eminent

//ˈɛmɪnənt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Noteworthy, remarkable, great.

    "His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project."

  2. 2
    Distinguished, important, noteworthy.

    "In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian."

  3. 3
    High, lofty. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others wordnet
  2. 2
    standing above others in quality or position wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“I flow”).

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