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eminences

eminences is the plural of eminence.

Meaning of eminence

Noun

eminence (countable and uncountable, plural eminences)

  1. Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
  2. The quality or state of being eminent.
  3. Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
  4. An elevated land area or a hill.
    • From the summit of an eminence I had already had a distant view of Osbaldistone Hall, a large and antiquated edifice, peeping out from a Druidical grove of huge oaks [...].1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy
  5. A protuberance.
  6. (uncountable) A dark purple color.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:eminence.

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Phrases with eminences

Questions about eminences

What is eminences the plural of?
Eminences is the plural of eminence.

Words near eminences in the dictionary

  1. Eminemesque
  2. Eminems
  3. eminence
  4. eminence grise
  5. eminence grises
  6. eminences
  7. eminences grises
  8. eminencies
  9. eminency
  10. eminent
  11. eminent domain

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