distinguished

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Adjective

distinguished (comparative more distinguished, superlative most distinguished)

1. celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; 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. (mathematics) Specified, noted.

   Let X be a topological space with a distinguished point p.

Translations

celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious

• Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ (chr) (atsilvquodi)
• Finnish: tunnettu (fi), arvostettu (fi)
• Portuguese: distinto (pt) m

• Russian: видный (ru) (vídnyj), выдающийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), именитый (ru) (imenítyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: cliùiteach (gd)

having a dignified appearance or demeanor

• Finnish: kunnianarvoisa (fi)

mathematics: specified, noted

• Russian: заданный (ru) (zádannyj)

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• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), изтъкнат (bg) (iztǎknat), бележит (bg) (beležit)

Verb

distinguished

1. simple past tense and past participle of distinguish