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well-known
English
Alternative forms
- well known, wellknown
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?w?l?no?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w?l?n??n/
Adjective
well-known (comparative better-known or more well-known, superlative best-known or most well-known)
- Familiar, famous, renowned or widely known.
- (computing, not comparable) Generally recognised; reserved for some usual purpose.
- 1972, Vint Cerf, Jon Postel, RFC 322 - Well known socket numbers
- We would like to catalog other sockets which are supposed to be well-known
- 2003, John Mueller, .NET development security solutions
- If the call to this function fails, you can assume the SID was invalid — even if it's a well-known SID.
- 2007, Larry L Peterson, Bruce S Davie, Computer networks: a systems approach
- A common approach is for the server to accept messages at a well-known port.
- 1972, Vint Cerf, Jon Postel, RFC 322 - Well known socket numbers
Hypernyms
- known
Related terms
- celebrity
Translations
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- what well-known actor died today
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- what well-known poet wrote jabberwocky
- what well-known singer died today
eminent
English
Etymology
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ?min?ns, ?minentis, from verb ?mine? (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mine?, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from m?n? (“I flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m?n?nt/
Adjective
eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
- (archaic) high, lofty.
- Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall
- noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable
- (of a person) distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
Usage notes
Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.
Derived terms
- eminence
- eminent domain
- eminently
- preeminent
Related terms
- imminent
- prominent
Translations
Further reading
- eminent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- eminent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- eminent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- T'ien-men, T'ien-mên, tinemen
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?min?ns.
Adjective
eminent (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
- eminent
Derived terms
- eminentment
Related terms
- eminència
Further reading
- “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eminent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “eminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Etymology
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [emi?n?nt]
- Hyphenation: emi?nent
Adjective
eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
- eminent
Declension
Further reading
- “eminent” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
?minent
- third-person plural present active indicative of ?mine?
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
- eminent
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
- eminent
Romanian
Etymology
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Adjective
eminent m or n (feminine singular eminent?, masculine plural eminen?i, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
- notable
Declension
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