prestige

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

Etymology

From French prestige (“illusion, fascination, enchantment, prestige”), from Latin praestīgium (“a delusion, an illusion”). Despite the phonetic similarities and the old meaning of “delusion, illusion, trick”, the word has a different root than prestidigitator (“conjurer”) and prestidigitation.

In classic literature

Synonyms

prestigiousness

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