"distinguished" meaning in All languages combined

See distinguished on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/ Audio: en-us-distinguished.ogg [US] Forms: distinguished [positive], more distinguished [comparative], most distinguished [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Distinguished means superior to others in importance or rank.
    Sense id: simple-distinguished-en-adj-yVd6s1DN

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/ Audio: en-us-distinguished.ogg [US] Forms: distinguish [canonical], distinguishes [third-person, singular], distinguished [past], distinguished [past, participle], distinguishing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|distinguish|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of distinguish.
    Sense id: simple-distinguished-en-verb-23btB47b
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    },
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      "form": "distinguished",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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  "hyphenation": "dis‧tin‧guished",
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    },
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      "form": "more distinguished",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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        "superlative"
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          "text": "Professor Charm is the most distinguished teacher I know."
        },
        {
          "text": "Carlton is known for his distinguished bearing."
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "distinguished",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "distinguished",
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      "form": "distinguished",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more distinguished",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most distinguished",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "Professor Charm is the most distinguished teacher I know."
        },
        {
          "text": "Carlton is known for his distinguished bearing."
        }
      ],
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        "Distinguished means superior to others in importance or rank."
      ]
    }
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    },
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      ]
    }
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}

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