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up-and-coming definition

☆ up·-and-coming (up′ən kum′iŋ)

adjective

  1. enterprising, alert, and promising
  2. gaining in importance or status

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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