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distinguished
English
Etymology
- From distinguish +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?s?t???w??t/
- Hyphenation: dis?tin?guished
Adjective
distinguished (comparative more distinguished, superlative most distinguished)
- celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
- The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.
- Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
- Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.
- (mathematics) Specified, noted.
- Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p.
Synonyms
- (celebrated): eminent, exceptional, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:famous or Thesaurus:notable
- (dignified appearance): grand, imposing
- (specified):
Antonyms
- mediocre
Translations
Verb
distinguished
- simple past tense and past participle of distinguish
distinguished From the web:
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- what distinguished the roanoke colony
- what distinguishes transcription from dna replication
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- what distinguished the cambrian from the precambrian
magnificent
English
Etymology
From Middle French magnificent, from Latin magnificentior, comparative of magnificus (“great in deeds or sentiment, noble, splendid, etc.”), from magnus (“great”) + -ficens, a form of -ficiens, the regular form, in compounds, of faciens, a participle of facere (“to do”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæ??n?f?s?nt/
- Hyphenation: mag?nif?i?cent
Adjective
magnificent (comparative more magnificent, superlative most magnificent)
- Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
- Grand or noble in action.
- Exceptional for its kind.
Derived terms
- magnificently
- magnificent frigatebird
Related terms
- magnificence
- beneficent
- maleficent
- munificent
Translations
Further reading
- magnificent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- magnificent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- magnificent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin
Verb
magnificent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of magnific?
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