Nonobscurity

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of not being obscure. uncountable

    "Some years later, this “obscure quack” attained permanent nonobscurity when the procedure bearing his name became world famous, saving many lives."

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"Some years later, this “obscure quack” attained permanent nonobscurity when the procedure bearing his name became world famous, saving many lives."

Etymology

From non- + obscurity.

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