prestige

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• præstige (archaic)

[edit] Etymology

From French prestige (“‘illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige’”) < Latin praestigium (“‘a delusion, an illusion’”) < praestinguere (“‘to obscure, extinguish’”) < prae (“‘before’”) + stinguere (“‘to extinguish’”); or < praestringere < prae + stringere.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /prɛstiʒ/
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[edit] Noun

prestige (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Delusion; illusion; trick.
   • William Warburton:

     The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of imposture.

2. The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded

   Oxford has a university of very high prestige.

[edit] Derived terms

• prestigious

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[edit] External links

• prestige in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• prestige in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• prestige at OneLook® Dictionary Search