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How to pronounce notable in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms celebrated, famed, famous, far-famed, illustrious, noted, renowned
Derivation notability


a notable historian.
Type Words
Synonyms guiding light, leading light, luminary, notability
Type of celebrity, famous person
Type Words
Synonyms noteworthy, remarkable


a notable increase in the crime rate.

Examples of notable

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The List this week looks at some notable moments from previous Oscar ceremonies.
From the washingtontimes.com
A notable exception to banking-sector gains, however, was Germany's Commerzbank.
From the online.wsj.com
Most notable were Detroit's Clark Sisters, who captured a trio of gospel awards.
From the freep.com
Those homes often sold for many times what their less notable neighbors fetched.
From the dailyherald.com
It was a superb campaign notable for canny field placements and bold strategies.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Another notable change is a democratisation of entrepreneurialism in the Valley.
From the economist.com
Yuri Gagarin is, in a sense, the most notable working class hero I can think of.
From the economist.com
One of the most notable events scheduled for Northern Ireland is Land of Giants.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Here are five examples of players donning the whites again with notable success.
From the telegraph.co.uk
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  • Luminary: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
  • Noteworthy: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"
  • Celebrated: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
  • (notably) especially; in particular; "notably in the social sciences, the professors teach too much"
  • The Assembly of Notables was a group of notables invited by the King of France to consult on matters of state.
  • (The Notables (band)) The Notables are a ska revival band from Seattle, led by Johnny Horn and Matt Nims. They released their debut album Quite Notable in 1997. The album consisted mostly of original tracks, but included several cover versions of tracks by such artists as Jimi Hendrix.
  • A person or thing of distinction; Useful; profitable; Prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty
  • (notability) The quality or state of being notable or eminent; A notable or eminent person
  • (notably) As a pointed example; in a notable manner