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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
prestige
    n 1: a high standing achieved through success or influence or
         wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"
         [syn: prestige, prestigiousness]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Prestige \Pres"tige\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. praestigum
   delusion, illusion, praestigae deceptions, jugglers' tricks,
   prob. fr. prae before + the root of stinguere to extinguish,
   originally, to prick. See Stick, v.]
   1. Delusion; illusion; trick. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of
            imposture.                            --Bp.
                                                  Warburton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation
      of future achievements founded on those already
      accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged
      character or reputation. "The prestige of his name must go
      for something." --Sir G. C. Lewis.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Prestige:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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