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Webster 1913 Edition
Distinguished
Dis-tin′guished
,Adj.
1.
Marked; special.
The most
distinguished
politeness. Mad. D’ Arblay.
Syn. – Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated; transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary; prominent. –
Distinguished
, Eminent
, Conspicuous
, Celebrated
, Illustrious
. A man is eminent, when he stands high as compared with those around him; conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and observed; distinguished, when he has something which makes him stand apart from others in the public view; celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around him which confers the highest dignity. Webster 1828 Edition
Distinguished
DISTINGUISHED
, pp.1.
Separated or known by a mark of difference, or by different qualities.2.
a. Separated from others by superior or extraordinary qualities; whence, eminent; extraordinary; transcendent; noted; famous; celebrated. Thus, we admire distinguished men, distinguished talents or virtues, and distinguished services.