notable figure

collocation in English

meaningsofnotableandfigure

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notable
adjective
uk
/ˈnəʊ.tə.bəl/us
/ˈnoʊ.t̬ə.bəl/
important and deserving attention, because of being very good ...
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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofnotableandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is anotablefigure, but we want to go much further than that.
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This is a verynotablefigureby almost any standards.
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We can go to the portrait gallery because some of the pictures are indeed superb; we can go to it because we seek an authentic likeness of anotablefigure.
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A commencement speech is typically given by anotablefigurein the community, during the "commencement exercise".
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He was anotablefigureof nationalism during the 1930s.
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To the north-west, on the wall is anotablefigureof a royal court.
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He is a drummer and anotablefigurein the progressive rock scene.
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Each house was named after anotablefigure, ranging from writers to charitable persons.
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Utter cut anotablefigure; although only five and a half feet tall, he is reported as being extremely meticulous in his appearance, highly unusual for that place and time.
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Indeed, leadership has been handed to some notable figures who took part in those discussions.
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Many of the old men, the leaders of the industry, are very notable figures.
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They were two notable speeches by two notable figures of our public life.
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But in those early days he was supported on the board both by a number of notable figures from outside the judiciary and by individual judges.
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They must balance against some notable figures over 75 who have given judgments of high quality, those who before that age have found the strain of their work very heavy.
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Almost all the notable figures of the period, whether in politics, philosophy, scholarship or literature, were connected at least in part with the reform movement.
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The school operated from its founding in 1880 until closing in 1975, and educated several notable figures during its existence.
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In the interest of keeping this list short and manageable, please try to limit additional contributions to those given by notable figures.
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The work includes portraits designed as medals, and brief biographies of many notable figures.
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Despite this, several notable figures have been exposed by the media as former members.
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The founding members comprised notable figures from various fields, including doctors, dentists, farmers, journalists, engineers and horticulturalists.
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