adv
Meaning 1
In a prominent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prominently
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈpɹɑmɪnəntli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒmɪnəntli/
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CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 M AH0 N AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a prominent way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conspicuously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English prominent Middle English -ly English -ly English prominently From prominent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 显著地 — in a prominent manner
- Italian: prominentemente — in a prominent manner
- Italian: rilevantemente — in a prominent manner
- Spanish: prominentemente — in a prominent manner
Real reading context