éminence

See also: eminence and Eminence

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin eminentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.mi.nɑ̃s/
  • Audio (Switzerland):(file)
  • Homophone: éminences
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

éminence f (plural éminences)

  1. importance, notoriety
  2. eminence (honorific title)
  3. (figuratively) beacon; a place of great importance

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