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61Eminent Lives — The Eminent Lives series is Harper Collins series of brief biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures. [cite book last = Hitchens first = Christopher authorlink = Christopher Hitchens title = publisher = Harper Collins date = 2005… …
62Eminent Ecologist Award — The Eminent Ecologist Award is prize awarded annually to a senior ecologist in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the science of ecology. The prize is awarded by the Ecological Society of America. According to the statutes, the… …
63eminent domain — noun (US) The right of a government over the lands within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway. :: The city council used eminent domain to …
64eminent — See eminent, imminent …
65eminent — adj. Eminent is used with these nouns: ↑barrister, ↑economist, ↑historian, ↑mathematician, ↑philosopher, ↑physician, ↑physicist, ↑professor, ↑psychologist, ↑scholar, ↑scientis …
66eminent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Distinguished] Syn. renowned, celebrated, prominent; see distinguished 2 , famous , important 2 . See Synonym Study at famous . 2. [Physically lofty] Syn. tall, elevated, raised; see high 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3… …
67eminent — emi|nent <über gleichbed. fr. éminent aus lat. eminens »hervortretend, hoch liegend, außerordentlich«, Part. Präs. von eminere, vgl. ↑eminieren> außerordentlich, äußerst [groß] (bes. in Bezug auf eine als positiv empfundene Qualität,… …
68eminent — em|i|nent [ emınənt ] adjective important, respected, and admired: He is one of Britain s most eminent scientists …
69eminent — [15] Someone who is eminent literally ‘stands out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin ēminēre ‘stand out’, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and a verbal element minēre ‘stand, project’ which occurs also in… …
70eminent — adjective 1》 respected and distinguished within a particular sphere. 2》 notable; outstanding: his eminent suitability for scientific work. Derivatives eminently adverb …