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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning?

Hi, Would you please tell me what is the meaning of for the prominent in the following text:

Lacy walked along a paved trail lined with weathered monuments and family tombs, the last stops for the prominent from other centuries.

  

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prominent people, important people

  • prominent people, important people
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prominent people, important people

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anonymousfor the prominent

The + adjective means all the people in that class. It is used in literary contexts or proverbs.

Example:

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

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