Английский Этимологический словарь - prestigious
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Prestigious
prestigious
- 1546, "practicing illusion or magic, deceptive," from L. prжstigious "full of tricks," from prжstigiж "juggler's tricks," probably altered by dissimilation from prжstringere "to blind, blindfold, dazzle," from prж- "before" + stringere "to tie or bind." Derogatory until 19c.; the sense of "dazzling influence" was first applied 1815, to Napoleon.
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~ adj admired as one of the best and most important (a prestigious job | a prestigious award) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
A prestigious institution, job, or activity is respected and admired by people. It’s one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country. ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin praestigiosus, from praestigiae Date: 1546 1. archaic of, relating to, or marked by illusion, conjuring, or trickery 2. having prestige ; honored • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. having or showing prestige. Derivatives prestigiously adv. prestigiousness n. Etymology: orig. = deceptive, f. L praestigiosus f. praestigiae juggler's tricks ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
1. пользующийся престижем; авторитетный; влиятельный prestigious author —- прославленный писатель; писатель с именем 2. престижный, создающий престиж prestigious college —- престижный колледж for prestigious reasons —- по соображениям престижа ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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