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distinguished

[dih-sting-gwisht]

adjective

  1. made conspicuous by excellence; noted; eminent; famous.

    a distinguished scholar.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. having an air of distinction, dignity, or eminence.

    a distinguished old gentleman.

  3. conspicuous; marked.



distinguished

/ ɪˈɪŋɡɪʃ /

adjective

  1. noble or dignified in appearance or behaviour

  2. eminent; famous; celebrated

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • distinguishedly adverb
  • nondistinguished adjective
  • well-distinguished adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of distinguished1

First recorded in 1700–10; distinguish + -ed 2
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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They are now awarded for prominent national or regional roles, and to those making distinguished or notable contributions in their own specific areas of activity.

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He added: He was not only a distinguished scientist & academic, but also a courageous voice for justice & equality.

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Baroness Kennedy and her colleagues, all distinguished jurists, decided that there were reasonable grounds to go ahead with the warrants.

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But HBO Documentary Films, which started in a nascent form in the late 1970s, remains a distinguished player, regarded as an especially prestigious and director-driven home for nonfiction fare.

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Mallon, a distinguished man of letters, moved to Manhattan at 32, holding a PhD from Harvard and a dissertation that became his acclaimed 1984 book, “A Book of One’s Own.”

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