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Definition of distinguished adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

distinguished

adjective
 
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
 
/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
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  1. very successful and admired by other people
    • He has had a long and distinguished career in medicine.
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    • The college has a very distinguished academic record.
    • His eldest brother was the distinguished mathematician and geologist John Playfair.
    • Wales has a long and distinguished tradition of choral singing.
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  2. having an appearance that makes somebody look important or that makes people admire or respect them
    • I think grey hair makes you look very distinguished.
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sufficiently
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