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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
notable
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a notable exampleformal (= important and worth mentioning)
▪ Some places contain a huge variety of animal and plant life. The two most notable examples are tropical forests and coral reefs.
a notable exception (=one that is very interesting, excellent or unusual)
▪ The houses along the river are all relatively modern, with the notable exception of the old forge.
serious/notable/major omission
▪ Your failing to note her mistakes is a serious omission.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
▪ The palazzo is also notable for the huge Corinthian columns that break up the façade.
▪ It has produced great achievements but also notable waste.
▪ This story is also notable for Mervyn Pinfield's last credit as Associate Producer for the series.
most
▪ One of the most notable gaps is the missing part of the Town Hall to your left.
▪ The most notable example is debt securities which companies promise to hold until they mature.
▪ The most notable difference between the two countries is a result of legislation.
▪ Aside from Rapunzel, the Steelers' most notable asset is their head coach, Bill Cowher.
▪ Perhaps the most notable of other attempts to describe parents in this fashion was undertaken by Earl S. Schaefer.
▪ That may be the most notable legacy of this affair: a Republican leader questioning enforcement of rules against adultery!
▪ This role he discharged with great success and it was probably the most notable feature of his time as Treasury Solicitor.
▪ Hard work and preparation have long been two of his most notable traits.
particularly
▪ Once again this is particularly notable in the health service, in which 70 percent of employees are female.
▪ As in other school-to-work programs, the success stories were particularly notable.
▪ It was particularly notable in 1990, 1995, 1997 and 1998.
▪ Lawrence took his three singles in style, his 8,18 success against Nick Duce being particularly notable.
■ NOUN
absentee
▪ Although most of the important companies have signed up, two notable absentees are Abbott Laboratories and Upjohn.
▪ A notable absentee from the Wallasey side in recent weeks has been skipper Mark Anderson who is suffering from a back injury.
achievement
▪ Or a history of notable achievement in some area.
▪ City of Darkness, City of Light is a notable achievement of historical fiction, though not a flawless one.
▪ Even some of the century's most notable achievements were presented in theological terms.
▪ Not withstanding such notable achievements I share some of the reservations the authors express about Wentwood Education.
change
▪ Another notable change to the environment is the Project Manager which has been redesigned.
example
▪ Winston Churchill, an evident manic-depressive who rarely slept, is a notable example.
▪ The most notable example is debt securities which companies promise to hold until they mature.
▪ General Booth's Salvationist doctrine was a notable example, recommending mass emigration from the city slums to virgin colonial territories.
▪ The case of Sacco and Vanzetti provided a notable example.
▪ There is a collection of these miscreants - Heath identifies file formats, disk formats and install scripts as notable examples.
▪ A notable example among many of government intervention to avoid strike action occurred in the 1954 pay negotiations.
▪ A notable example occurs just after the fire has started in a gasoline station at Bodega Bay, near the harbour.
exception
▪ It is not just that the ideas which underpin progressive primary methods have been, with a few notable exceptions, poorly articulated.
▪ But there are some notable exceptions.
▪ With a few notable exceptions, the policy should be similar to that advocated for younger subjects.
▪ There is only one notable exception to this amphibian rule and that is the extraordinary sharp-ribbed newt.
▪ While there are many notable exceptions, it is fair to say that our system of public education is generally a mess.
feature
▪ Its most notable feature is the sturdy triangular gatehouse.
▪ In the harsh light, its most notable feature is a small metal grate over a drain in the very center.
▪ One notable feature of the gold standard was that it allowed automatic adjustment to take place via changes in expenditure and output.
▪ One of the most notable features of this mosaic is its. variable quality of draughtsmanship and execution.
▪ One of the notable features is that executive search consultants are a good deal younger than previously.
▪ The only other notable feature is the pronounced crest which gives the bird its name.
▪ There were two notable features of the museum community's response to this ongoing crisis, at least as manifested at the convention.
▪ A notable feature of the temple was the unobtrusiveness of its entrances.
omission
▪ One of the most notable omissions in his education and his interests was almost anything to do with the arts.
▪ Such specifics appeared to receive attention in a fairly random way, and there were notable omissions from the specifics attended to.
success
▪ However, Richard Williams and his team achieved notable success in survey support services to major pipeline construction work in the Gulf.
▪ Mourvedre, on the other hand, has been a notable success.
▪ Even President Obasanjo's critics acknowledge that in the past nine months he has achieved some notable successes.
▪ Unkind historians today doubt if they really scored a notable success.
▪ The lunches, which feature good food, wine and wit, have been a notable success since their inception in 1991.
▪ Inevitably this led to uncertainties and inconclusive results, with some notable successes and failures.
▪ You could say it should have been allowed many more to establish itself, but it was not a notable success.
victory
▪ Otherwise, Mr Kaifu has won a small but notable victory.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a notable achievement
▪ Schools have seen a notable increase in applications for free lunches.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But it is notable that his review of Orwell is not hostile or ungenerous.
▪ For now, however, the most notable museum is the Slater.
▪ However, Richard Williams and his team achieved notable success in survey support services to major pipeline construction work in the Gulf.
▪ If he does not change, his chances for attaining a notable historical reputation are not good.
▪ John Ashworth was notable for his outstanding leadership in helping the University to overcome cuts in government funding.
▪ Some of the most notable questing grounds near the city were a veritable hubbub in the season.
▪ The funeral, at Trinity Episcopal Church, was notable for the family members who attended and for those who did not.
▪ Their participation was notable mainly for its enthusiastic and seemingly indiscriminate violence.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Notable

Notable \Not"a*ble\ (n[=o]t"[.a]*b'l), n.

  1. A person, or thing, of distinction.

  2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.

Notable

Notable \Not"a*ble\, a. [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]

  1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.

  2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.

    Note: Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good ortho["e]pists, n[o^]t"[.a]*b'l, the derivatives notableness, and notably, being also similarly pronounced with short o in the first syllable.

  3. Well-known; notorious. [Obs.]
    --Chaucer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
notable

mid-14c., from Old French notable "well-known, notable, remarkable" (13c.) and directly from Latin notabilis "noteworthy, extraordinary," from notare "to note" (see note (v.)). The noun meaning "a person of distinction" is first recorded 1815. Related: Notably; notableness.

Wiktionary
notable

Etymology 1 a. 1 (context obsolete English) useful; profitable. 2 prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty. alt. 1 (context obsolete English) useful; profitable. 2 prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty. Etymology 2

a. 1 Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. 2 (context dated English) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident. n. A person or thing of distinction.

WordNet
notable

  1. adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research" [syn: noteworthy]

  2. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, noted, renowned]

  3. n. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: luminary, leading light, guiding light, notability]

Wikipedia
Notable

Notable can refer to:

  • the property of a thing having notability
  • A Notable is a member of the Assembly of Notables, an assembly called by the king of high-ranking notables.

Usage examples of "notable".

Notable stood abristle, and Shadowspawn looked into the hurt, even accusing eyes of Mignureal.

Adams with an animosity not diminished by the lapse of years since his defection from their party, strong in a consciousness of their own standing before their fellow citizens, the thirteen notables responded with much acrimony to Mr.

Nouda the Terrible kept coming up, as did an afrit named Tchue, and something called Faquarl was notable too in a dozen cultures.

And now there was a full-size movie crew up here, based out of Vineland but apt to show up just about anyplace, prominent among whom, and already generating notable Thanatoid distress, was this clearly insane Mexican DEA guy, not only dropping but also picking up, dribbling, and scoring three-pointers with the name of Frenesi Gates.

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Among the arrestees were scores of notable personages whom Jundrak would never have thought the police chief could have the audacity to arrest.

We came presently, after having agreed on this notable expedient, to one of those hedge-accommodations for foot passengers, at the door do which stood an old crazy beldam, who seeing us trudge by, invited us to lodge there.

She had managed, in the space of three days, to aid a pickpocket, assist in an elopement, set free a deserter and upset the whole schedule of a notable coaching company and, in the process, charm everyone with whom she came into contact, himself included.

A native prince of a notable eastern realm, plucked a javelin-type of weapon from his cumberband and hurled it full into the face of the preacher.

Within the last quarter of a century, in America, several sects of curers have appeared under various names and have done notable things in the way of healing ailments without the use of medicines.

He was audacious in assault, apparently reckless in his modes of defense, and in all respects a debater of strong and notable characteristics.

Dictat was the Deified Aleas Notable, a little known former WarAvocat taking office for the first time.

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My Lord Willbewill did also take a notable Diabolonian, whose name was Loose-Foot: this Loose-Foot was a scout to the vagabonds in Mansoul, and that did use to carry tidings out of Mansoul to the camp, and out of the camp to those of the enemies in Mansoul.

Congress enacted a series of such measures which were notable both on account of their immediate purpose and as marking the entry of the National Government into the field of labor legislation.