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Nov 30, 2009
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em•i•nent



Pronunciation: (em'u-nunt), [key]
adj.
1. high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished: eminent statesmen.
2. conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy: eminent fairness.
3. lofty; high: eminent peaks.
4. prominent; projecting; protruding: an eminent nose.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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