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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. having an illustrious reputation; respected;
- Example: "our esteemed leader"
- Example: "a prestigious author"
[syn: esteemed, honored, prestigious]

2. exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige;
- Example: "a prestigious professor at a prestigious university"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prestigious \Pres*tig"i*ous\, a. [L. praestigiosus.]
   Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prestigious
    adj 1: having an illustrious reputation; respected; "our
           esteemed leader"; "a prestigious author" [syn:
           esteemed, honored, prestigious]
    2: exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; "a
       prestigious professor at a prestigious university"