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prestigious

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Pronunciation
/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ (UK)
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/pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ (UK) · /pɹə-/ (UK) · /pɹɛˈstiːd͡ʒəs/ (US) · /pɹɛˈstɪd͡ʒəs/ (US) · /pɹə-/ (US)

Definition of prestigious

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of high prestige.
    “She has a prestigious job with an international organization.”

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Etymology

Attested since the 1540s; Latin praestigiosus (“full of tricks”), praestigiae (“juggler's tricks”), possibly an alteration of praestringō (“to blindfold, to dazzle”), from prae- (“before”) with stringō (“to bind or tie”); equivalent to prestige + -ious. Unstressed /ɛ/ is retained by analogy with prestige.

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