Prominency

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L.
     prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ]
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     1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out
        from something; conspicuousness.
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     2. That which is prominent; a protuberance.
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     {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances},
        under {Protuberance}.
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