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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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J. E. Riddle and T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Lexicon. Data retrieved from FergusJPWalsh/riddle-arnold under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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• EMINENT
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  • High, altus: elatus: Cels.: excelsus: sublimis: editus [SYN. in HIGH].
  • Distinguished, insignis: praestans: clarus: nobilis: egregius: excellens: praecellens: eximius [SYN. in DISTINGUISHED]. A n eminent physician, medicus arte insignis: an eminent man, vir spectatissimus, amplissimus. Very eminent, illustri laude celebratus; claritate praestans; for learning, nobilis et clarus ex doctrina: to become eminent, nominis famam adipisci: gloriam consequi or assequi; in claritudinem pervenire; for anything, illustrari aliqua re; clarum fieri re or ex re. More under CELEBRATED.
2. eminens: excellens: praeclarus: praestans (involving a mere acknowledgement of superiority): egregius (with an expression of enthusiasm): eximius (with an expression of admiration). These adjectives, etc., relate altogether to good qualities, and can be connected with vices and faults only in irony: insignis: singularis: unicus (indifferent; serving as well to heighten blame as praise). To be eminent, eminere: conspici: conspicuum esse; in anything, aliqua re praestare (above anybody, aliquem or alicui); aliqua re excellere, praecellere (above anybody, alicui). To be eminent for anything, aliqua re excellere inter or super omnes; aliqua re praestare omnibus: Vid: To EXCEL.