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pres⋅tig⋅ious
[pre-stij-uh
s, -stij-ee-uhs, -stee-juhs, -stee-jee-uhs] 
–adjective
| 1. | indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town. |
| 2. | having a high reputation; honored; esteemed: a prestigious author. |
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| pres·ti·gious (prě-stē'jəs, -stĭj'əs) adj. Having prestige; esteemed. pres·ti'gious·ly adv., pres·ti'gious·ness n. |
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Prestigious
Pres*tig"i*ous\, a. [L. praestigiosus.] Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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prestigious
1546, "practicing illusion or magic, deceptive," from L. præstigious "full of tricks," from præstigiæ "juggler's tricks," probably altered by dissimilation from præstringere "to blind, blindfold, dazzle," from præ- "before" + stringere "to tie or bind" (see strain (v.)). Prestige is from 1656, from Fr. prestige "an illusion" (16c.). These words were derogatory until 19c.; prestige in the sense of "dazzling influence" was first applied 1815, to Napoleon. Prestigious with this sense is attested from 1913.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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