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distingué

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dis⋅tin⋅gué

  [dis-tang-gey, di-stang-gey; Fr. dee-stan-gey]
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–adjective
having an air of distinction; distinguished.
Origin:
1805–15; < F, adj. use of ptp. of distinguer to distinguish
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dis·tin·gué   (dēs'tāng-gā', dĭs'-, dĭ-stāng'gā)   
adj.  Distinguished in appearance, manner, or bearing.

[French, past participle of distinguer, to distinguish, from Old French; see distinguish.]
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