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distinguished [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] adj
1. noble or dignified in appearance or behaviour 2. eminent; famous; celebrated ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
distinguished adjective eminent, great, important, noted, famous, celebrated, well-known, prominent, esteemed, acclaimed, notable, renowned, prestigious, elevated, big-time (informal), famed, conspicuous, illustrious, major league (informal) a distinguished academic family eminent common, unknown, inferior, undistinguished Translations distinguished [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃt] A. ADJ [guest, appearance, career] → distinguido; [professor, scholar, writer] → distinguido, eminente he retired after 25 years of distinguished service → se retiró tras 25 años de distinguido servicio to look distinguished → tener un aspecto distinguido B. CPD distinguished service professor N (US) (Univ) profesor de universidad Americana que ocupa una cátedra de prestigio distinguished [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃt] adj (= eminent) [person] → distingué(e); [career] → remarquable, brillant(e) distinguished adj (= eminent) guest, professor → angesehen; scholar, writer → namhaft, angesehen; career → glänzend; history → ruhmreich; distinguished service → verdienstvolle Laufbahn; (Mil) → Dienst m → mit Auszeichnung; the distinguished company of … → die hervorragende Gesellschaft (+gen) → …; to be distinguished for something → sich durch etw auszeichnen (= refined) person, appearance → distinguiert (geh); to look distinguished → distinguiert (geh) → or vornehm aussehen distinguished [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃt] adj (eminent, pianist, writer) → eminente, noto/a; (scholar) → insigne; (career) → brillante; (refined) → distinto/a, signorile distinguished [dɪsˈtɪŋgwɪʃt] adj (eminent, pianist, writer) → eminente, noto/a; (scholar) → insigne; (career) → brillante; (refined) → distinto/a, signorile How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A DISTINGUISHED Advocate of Republican Institutions was seen pickling his shins in the ocean. Indeed when their bases are of the most degraded type (not more than the eighth part of an inch in size), they can hardly be distinguished from Straight Lines or Women; so extremely pointed are their vertices. There are about thirty cases on record, of which the most famous, that of the Countess Cornelia de Baudi Cesenate, was minutely investigated and described by Giuseppe Bianchini, a prebendary of Verona, otherwise distinguished in letters, who published an account of it at Verona in 1731, which he afterwards republished at Rome. |
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