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prestigious

adjective

  1. of very high reputation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ / /pɹə-/ / /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/

adj

Etymology: Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + -ious. Unstressed /ɛ/ is retained by analogy with prestige.

  1. Of high prestige.

    She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

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