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prominency

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prom·i·nen·cy  (prm-nn-s)
n.
Prominence: rose to a position of prominency as an ambassador.
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The white letters of the inscription were extremely white and extremely strong to the sense of smell, the complexion of the tables and chairs was (like Lady Tippins's) a little too blooming to be believed in, and the carpets and floorcloth seemed to rush at the beholder's face in the unusual prominency of their patterns.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
As regards one of these foibles, I should not even have mentioned it in this history but for the remarkable prominency - the extreme alto relievo - in which it jutted out from the plane of his general disposition.
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