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outstanding

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outstanding in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. of major significance or importance
    "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"
    great  outstanding 
  2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
    outstanding  prominent  salient  spectacular  striking 
  3. distinguished from others in excellence
    "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
    outstanding 
  4. owed as a debt
    "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
    outstanding  owing  undischarged 
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