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distinguished
/ ɪˈɪŋɡɪʃ /
adjective
noble or dignified in appearance or behaviour
eminent; famous; celebrated
Other 51Թ Forms
- distinguishedly adverb
- nondistinguished adjective
- well-distinguished adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distinguished1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
He added: He was not only a distinguished scientist & academic, but also a courageous voice for justice & equality.
Baroness Kennedy and her colleagues, all distinguished jurists, decided that there were reasonable grounds to go ahead with the warrants.
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.
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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