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| 1. | [ adjective ] (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation | |
| Synonyms: | great eminent | |
| Examples: | "our distinguished professor" "an eminent scholar" "a great statesman" |
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| Related terms: | important | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | |
| Synonyms: | magisterial imposing | |
| Examples: | "his distinguished bearing" "the monarch's imposing presence" "she reigned in magisterial beauty" |
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| Related terms: | dignified | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] set apart from other such things | |
| Related terms: | differentiated | |
| Similar spelling: |
distinguish distinguishable distinguishing distinction |
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