| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | em·i·nent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m  -nnt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Towering or standing out above others; prominent: an eminent peak. 2. Of high rank, station, or quality; noteworthy: eminent members of the community. 3. Outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished: an eminent historian. See synonyms at noted. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin  minns, minent-, present participle of minre, to stand out : -, ex-, ex- + -minre, to jut out; see men-2 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | emi·nent·ly —ADVERB
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