name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈɛmɪnəns/
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CMU ARPABET:EH1 M AH0 N AH0 N S
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name
Meaning 1
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A ghost town in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
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Meaning 3
A home rule city in Henry County, Kentucky, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A city, the county seat of Shannon County, Missouri, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
The quality or state of being eminent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
An elevated land area or a hill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 9
A protuberance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 10
A dark purple color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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