How to pronounce prominence
American English pronunciation
PROM-uh-nuns
- IPA
- /ˈpɹɑmənəns/
- Syllables
- PROM · uh · nuns (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What prominence means
Most people know prominence in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A giant loop of glowing gas rising off the sun
In a sentence: During the eclipse, a bright red prominence arched up from the edge of the sun.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin prominentia, something that sticks out. It is the same word as the one meaning being well known.
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