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What does eminent mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word eminent? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
  2. noteworthy, remarkable, great
  3. (of a person) distinguished, important, noteworthy
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The coconut mite was described by the eminent acarologist, Hartford Keifer, in 1965 from specimens collected in Guerrero, Mexico.
Three eminent persons who rendered service for the senior citizens were also honoured on the occasion.
The building on Queen Street houses portraits of eminent Scots, antiquities, and the national photography collection.
Hochhuth claimed that he had sworn statements from secret informers witnessed by eminent academics.
It is sad that such eminent judges who found themselves in some embarrassing situation had to resort to such tactics.
The eminent Joycean and Professor of American Literature at Oxford mentioned to me hearing a paper of hers at an academic conference.

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