prominence

  1. Noun.  The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
  2. Noun.  relative importance.
  3. Noun.  A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
  4. Noun.  (''topography'') Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.

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