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distinguished

adj
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/

Etymology

From distinguish + -ed.

  1. derived from distinguo
  2. derived from distinguer
  3. inherited from distingwen
  4. suffixed as distinguished — “distinguish + ed”

Definitions

  1. Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank

    Celebrated, well-known or eminent because of achievements or rank; prestigious.

    • The lecture was attended by many distinguished mathematicians.

  2. Having a dignified appearance or demeanor.

    • Her father was a distinguished gentleman, albeit a poor one.

  3. Specified, noted.

    • Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. simple past and past participle of distinguish

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at distinguished. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at distinguished. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at distinguished

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA