"eminente" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /e.miˈnɛn.te/ Forms: eminenti [plural], eminentissimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnte Etymology: From Latin ēminentem, present active participle of ēmineō (“to stand out; to be prominent”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|ēminēns|ēminentem}} Latin ēminentem Head templates: {{it-adj|sup=eminentissimo}} eminente m or f by sense (plural eminenti, superlative eminentissimo)
  1. (literary) high, lofty Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-eminente-it-adj-rsTFvyvM
  2. (uncommon) tall Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, uncommon
    Sense id: en-eminente-it-adj-JB2vLnU6 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 43 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 45 49
  3. (figurative) eminent, distinguished, outstanding, notable Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-eminente-it-adj-ZttERNoC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 30 25 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 6 43 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 45 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eminentemente Related terms: eminenza

Inflected forms

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