"distingue" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪsˈtæŋɡeɪ/, /dɪstæŋˈɡeɪ/ Forms: more distingue [comparative], most distingue [superlative]
Etymology: From French distingué. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|distingué|}} French distingué Head templates: {{en-adj}} distingue (comparative more distingue, superlative most distingue)
  1. Fashionably distinguished or elegant; having an air of superiority. Synonyms: distingué, distinguee Related terms: distinctive Translations (fashionably distinguished or elegant): tyylikäs (Finnish), distingué (French), vornehm (German), di­s­tin­guiert [scholarly, sciences] (German), distinto (Portuguese), изы́сканный (izýskannyj) (Russian), изя́щный (izjáščnyj) (Russian), то́нкий (tónkij) (Russian), утончённый (utončónnyj) (Russian), distinguido (Spanish)

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