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- noun Plural form of
protuberance .
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Examples
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Rig Veda, though mountains are called protuberances
The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Edward Washburn Hopkins 1894
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“block of volcanic basalt, whose circumference is sprinkled with little crystals, pointed and straw-like, with rhombs of tile-red feldspath upon a dark background, like velvet or charcoal, except one of its protuberances, which is reddish.”
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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"protuberances" or "prominences" was no longer doubtful; although further inquiry was needed for the determination of the particular species to which those vapours belonged.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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Hispaniolan Crowned Frog - Similar to a crown, this frog has a row of protuberances on the back of its head.
PHOTOS: Mozart, 'Ventriloquist' And Other Frogs Found After Missing For Decades The Huffington Post 2011
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Hispaniolan Crowned Frog - Similar to a crown, this frog has a row of protuberances on the back of its head.
PHOTOS: Mozart, 'Ventriloquist' And Other Frogs Found After Missing For Decades The Huffington Post 2011
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Before the cult of the Romantics, alpine piles such as Pilatus were merely protuberances, barriers, and impediments to agriculture.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland Richard Bangs 2011
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Before the cult of the Romantics, alpine piles such as Pilatus were merely protuberances, barriers, and impediments to agriculture.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland Richard Bangs 2011
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Among the mounds, glow-in-the-dark wall protuberances, and Mardi Gras-like peacock headdresses, don't miss the large bronze, curved, double-headed, and veined dildo nailed to the wall, titled Smile.
Jerry Saltz: Ask an Art Critic: Jerry Saltz Answers Your Questions About George Condo, Online Art Fairs, and What Abstraction Really Is Jerry Saltz 2011
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Before the cult of the Romantics, alpine piles such as Pilatus were merely protuberances, barriers, and impediments to agriculture.
Richard Bangs: Here Be Dragons: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland Richard Bangs 2011
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Hispaniolan Crowned Frog - Similar to a crown, this frog has a row of protuberances on the back of its head.
PHOTOS: Mozart, 'Ventriloquist' And Other Frogs Found After Missing For Decades The Huffington Post 2011
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