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Definition: Distinguished |
DistinguishedAdjective1. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman". 2. Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty". 3. Set apart from other such things. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "distinguished" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Food & Agriculture | Quality of a fine wine which distinguishes it from common wines. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: DistinguishedSynonyms: eminent (adj), great (adj), imposing (adj), magisterial (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Repute | Be distinguished; Adjective: shine; (light); shine forth, figure; cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash. |
Adjective: distinguished, distingue, noted; of note; Noun: honored; Verb: popular; fashionable. | |
Superiority | Adjective: superior, greater, major, higher; exceeding; Verb:great; distinguished, ultra; vaulting; more than a match for. |
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Crosswords: Distinguished |
| English words defined with "distinguished": Distinguished Conduct Medal. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "distinguished": Distinguished Member of the Humane Society, distinguished name. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "distinguished": Allanite ♦ Distinguishedly, Droitural ♦ Egregious ♦ Foinery ♦ insignia ♦ Lamarckism ♦ Statal ♦ Unpedigreed ♦ Watt. (references) |
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Screenplays | You are certainly the most distinguished group of highway scofflaws and degenerates ever gathered together in one place (The Cannonball Run; writing credit: Brock Yates) The list is long, but distinguished. (Top Gun; writing credit: Ehud Yonay; Jim Cash) I would like to direct this to the distinguished members of the panel: You lousy corksuckers. (Johnny Dangerously; writing credit: Harry Colomby; Jeff Harris) I wish to ask my distinguished colleague, has he one scrap of evidence to add now to the defense he did not give and could not give at that same hearing? (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; writing credit: Sidney Buchman) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) | |
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 | The Mansonia and Coquillettidia mosquitoes are distinguished by the radically modified siphon. These two genera insert their siphons into the hollow roots of aquatic plants in order to access their air supply. Credit: CDC. |  | Toxorhynchites larvae are distinguished readily by the presence of the lateral plate bearing spinulose hairs. Note that comb scales are not present on its eigth terminal segment. Credit: CDC. |
 | Tundra swans near the mouth of the Patuxent River. These swans can be distinguished from mute swans by their black bills. Tundra swans are native to the Chesapeake Bay region. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Mute swans in flight. Mute swans are an agressive invasive species. There are now over 3,000 mute swans in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. They are easily distinguished from the tundra swan by their orange beaks. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Cleaner shrimp are distinguished from other shrimp by their long antennae. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Figure 31. Ekman current meter invented by V. Walfrid Ekman about 1903. This instrument was distinguished by its original manner for measuring both the strenth and direction of the current. It was very robust and used throughout the world during the first half of the 20th Century. It was first tested in the Skagerrak in 1903 aboard the MICHAEL SARS. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | School Of Medicine, George Washington University : [Group of Distinguished Guests] / Photograph by Pridgeon. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Base Hospital No. 9. Chateauroux, France : Presentation of Distinguished Service Cross to Sgt. Hennissey. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862. Lieutenant Morris distinguished himself as acting commander of USS Cumberland when she was sunk by CSS Virginia on 8 March 1862. Credit: NAVY. |  | Receives the congratulations of Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, upon being presented with the Distinguished Service Medal in recognition of his service as Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1 December 1936 to 1 January 1944. The presentation took place in Secretary Knox' office on 12 April 1944. Looking on are Lieutenant General Alexander A. Vandegrift, Commandant of the Marine Corps (right) and Colonel James Roosevelt. Credit: NAVY. |
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 | Excellent; great; superb; superior; good news; accomplished; admirable; attractive; capital; certified; champion; choice; choicest; desirable; distinctive; distinguished; estimable; exceptional; exemplary; exquisite; fine; finest; first; first-class; firs. |
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Benjamin Disraeli | He was distinguished for ignorance; for he had only one idea, and that was wrong. |
| Mr Kremlin himself was distinguished for ignorance, for he had only one idea, -- and that was wrong. | |
Colton | The inheritance of a distinguished and noble name is a proud inheritance to him who lives worthily of it. |
Edward Dowden | Sometimes a noble failure serves the world as faithfully as a distinguished success. |
Herbert Spencer | A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it. |
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John Locke | 1690 | To this purpose, I think it may not be amiss, to set down what I take to be political power; that the power of a Magistrate over a subject may be distinguished from that of a Father over his children, a Master over his servant, a Husband over his wife, and a Lord over his slave. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The Communists are distinguished from the other working-class parties is only: (reference) |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In his face nothing could be distinguished with certainty. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Ao! He recognised their speech collectively before he distinguished their faces. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | How cruelty, falsehood, and cowardice grew to be characteristics by which certain families are distinguished as much as by their coat of arms. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | One who visited me declared that the shadows of some Irishmen before him had no halo about them, that it was only natives that were so distinguished. |
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Health | Type 4 RTA is distinguished by a high blood-potassium level. (references) | |
We distinguished between psychiatric conditions for pragmatic reasons. (references) | ||
The types of MJD are distinguished by the age of onset and range of symptoms. (references) | ||
Business | Dyestuff is distinguished by various forms. (references) | |
It can be distinguished from traditional telephone networks, as it is digital from one end of the connection to the other. (references) | ||
Obras Sociales - Union-Run Employee Healthcare System What has distinguished the Argentine trade union movement from its U.S. counterpart is its highly evolved structure of social benefit programs, known as Obras Sociales. (references) | ||
Economic History | Uruguay | Uruguay is distinguished by its high literacy rate, large urban middle class, and relatively even income distribution. (references) |
Belgium | The Socialists have headed several postwar governments and have produced some of the country's most distinguished statesmen. (references) | |
Democratic Republic of Congo | The population of DROC was estimated at 46.7 million in 1997. As many as 250 ethnic groups have been distinguished and named. (references) | |
Human Rights | Swaziland | The expatriate judges, frequently distinguished members of their respective bars, serve on the basis of 2-year renewable contracts. (references) |
Minorities | Mauritania | Although culturally homogeneous, the Moors are divided among numerous ethno-linguistic clan groups and are distinguished racially as Beydane and Haratine, or White Moors and Black Moors, although it often is difficult to distinguish between the two groups by skin color. (references) |
Trade | Spain | The ATA carnet is used internationally and should be distinguished from the EU carnet, sometimes referred to as the ESC carnet. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HEBREW, n. A male Jew, as distinguished from the Shebrew, an altogether superior creation. |
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George Washington | 1789-1797 | When the occasion proper for it shall arrive, I shall endeavor to express the high sense I entertain of this distinguished honor, and of the confidence which has been reposed in me by the people of united America. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | One object of the expedition was the reduction of Mackinaw, which filed with the loss of a few brave men, among whom was an officer justly distinguished for his gallant exploits. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Here the distinguished men from every section of our country, while meeting to deliberate upon the great interests of those by whom they are deputed, learn to estimate the talents and do justice to the virtues of each other. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | I accordingly appointed a distinguished citizen for this purpose, who proceeded on his mission in August last and was presented to the King early in the month of October. |
William H. Taft | 1909-1913 | My distinguished predecessor has given much attention to the cause of labor, with whose struggle for better things he has shown the sincerest sympathy. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | The distinguished efforts of Acting Secretary General U Thant have greatly facilitated both our tasks. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We need a commission of the most distinguished scholars and men of public affairs to do this job. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | President, distinguished members of Congress, honored guests and fellow citizens. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | This fall, at the White House, Hillary had one of her millennium dinners, and we had this very distinguished scientist there, who is an expert in this whole work in the human genome. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Chief Justice Rehnquist, President Carter, President Bush, President Clinton, distinguished guests and my fellow citizens, the peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. |
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| "Distinguished" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 54.50% of the time. "Distinguished" is used about 1,932 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 54.5% | 1,053 | 7,098 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 35.68% | 689 | 9,633 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 9.41% | 182 | 22,870 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.41% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,932 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "distinguished": distinguished Conduct Medal ♦ distinguished Flying Cross ♦ distinguished guest ♦ distinguished name ♦ distinguished Service Cross ♦ distinguished service medal ♦ distinguished Service Order. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "distinguished": distinguished-looking. | |
Ending with "distinguished": less-than-distinguished. | |
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| Language | Translations for "distinguished"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | madhështor (brilliant, dignified, exalted, gorgeous, grandiose, imperial, imposing, impressive, kingly, lordly, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, monumental, olympian, palatial, princely, proud, royal, spectacular, splendid, stately, sublime, superb), i shquar (conspicuous, dignified, eminent, illustrious, inspected, ladylike, laureate, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, pre eminent, prize, remarkable), i hijshëm (becoming, charming, comely, cool, dainty, decent, decorous, delicate, delicious, elegant, graceful, jimp, nice, personable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ممتاز (admirable, banner, best, bonny, boss, brave, choice, clipping, cool, dandy, deluxe, distingue, ducky, elegant, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, extra, famous, fancy, fine, first class, first rate, first-string, mighty, noble, of first degree, outstanding, premium, prime, select, splendid, star, stellar, super, superb, superior, swell, thoroughbred, thumbs up, tiptop, top notch, vintage, wizard), متميز (discrete, discriminating, distinct, elegance, eminence, featured, genteel, peculiar, separate, special), مشهور (celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, known, marked, note, noted, renowned, well known, widely known), مبجل (dignified, esteemed, glorified, honorable, honourable, reverend, reverent, venerable), شهير (celebrated, famed, great, illustrious, lustrous, note, noted, prominent, public, renowned, shining), بارز (beetle, conspicuous, distinct, duel, eminent, featured, fence, great, in the first flight, lofty, memorable, monumental, noble, notable, noticeable, outstanding, pointed, profile, prognathous, projecting, prominent, protruding, protuberant, remarkable, salient, signal, striking, uncommon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | фин (dainty, delicate, exquisite, fine, nice, recherche, refined, sheer), виден (conspicuous, grand, high ranking, illustrious, notable, noted, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent, top drawer), бележит (notable, noted, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent, redoubtable), изящен (artistic, artistical, bijou, delicate, delicious, minikin, neat, nice, peachy, svelte, sylph-like), изтъкнат (eminent, high ranking, leading, notable, outstanding, prominent, ranking), известен (certain, famous, known, noted, of repute, professed, renowned, reputed, well known), изискан (accomplished, classic, discerning, elegant, exact, exquisite, gracious, neat, nice, polished, polite, precise, recherche, refined, tasteful, urbane, well-rounded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "越 (Eminence, Eminences, remarkable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | distingovaný, význaèný (outstanding), skvìlý (accomplished, admirable, bright, brilliant, dashing, excellent, fine, glorious, grand, palmy, proud, splendid, swell, tiptop, wonderful), proslulý (celebrated, eminent, fabled, famous, illustrious, noted, notorious, renowned, well known). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fornem. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | gedistingeerd (distinctive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hienostunut (polished, refined, subtle), erinomainen (capital, excellent, fine, splendid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | distingué (distingue, distinguishable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | vornehm (aristocratic, classy, courtly, dapper, elegant, exclusive, fashionable, fine, genteel, gentlemanly, high ranking, highbred, ladylike, lordly, noble, noble-minded, nobly, plush, plushly, posh, poshly, refined, smart, stylish, swell, swish, up-market), ausgezeichnet (admirable, beautifully, capital, distinctive, excellent, excellently, expert, exquisite, exquisitely, fine, great, magnificent, splendid, splendidly, superior, ticketted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αριστούχοσ, διακεκριμένοσ (conspicuous, discrete, prominent), διακεκριμένος (preeminent, prominent), διαπρεπήσ (eminent, outstanding, pre eminent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מפורסם (celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, noted, publicized, well known), מצוין (capital, eminent, excellent, fine, outstanding, ripping, shining, spanking, splendid, sterling, superb, surpassing, swell), יחס י (eminent), "'ול (eminent, great, hoisting the flag, notable, outstanding, praising, preeminent, prominent, raising the banner), כב" (honorable, honourable, notable, respectable, respected, venerable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kiváló (accomplished, brilliant, choice, conspicuous, crack, crackerjack, excellent, finished, first rate, great, high-class, illustrious, masterly, noted, paramount, pre eminent, premium, prime, prominent, rattling, signal, to send sy one's kind regards). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | distinto (articulate, articulately, clear, discrete, distinct, distinguishing, explicit, genteel, lucid, obvious, plain, separate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 錚錚 (eminent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そうそう (attendance at a funeral, beginning, brevity, early, eminent, facies, funeral, hurry, inauguration, quickly, rudeness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 수훈이 있". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scarrit (detached, disconnected, disengaged, disunited, divorced, parted, separated, spaced, sundry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | fornem, anerkjent. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | istinguishedday distinto (articulate, cleanly cut, clear, different, discrete, discriminate, discriminating, distinct, distinctive, genteel, gentlemanly, grand, great, illustrious, neat, net, nice, noted, plain, precise, stylish, unlike, well-marked). (various references) distins (eminent, fashionable, gentle, gentlemanlike, grand, high-bred, refined), deosebit (apart, choice, different, differently, dissimilar, distinct, divergent, diverse, especial, excellent, extra, in a class by itself, particular, peculiar, peculiarly, profoundly, remarkable, separate, singular, special, specific, strange, sundry, uncommon, unlike, unusual, variant, varied), valoros (important, precious, talented, useful, valuable, weighty), remarcabil (considerable, conspicuous, eminent, notable, notably, noteworthy, observable, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, remarkably, salient, uncommon, unusual), nobil (aerial, esquire, gentle, grand, high minded, high-bred, kingly, lofty, noble, nobleman, noble-minded, nobly, patrician, peer, seignior), fruntaş (chief, conspicuous, forward, top), eminent (conspicuous, eminent, excellent, great, outstanding, remarkable, superlative), ales (admirable, beau, choice, chosen, clear, dainty, delicate, distinct, elect, elective, excellent, exquisite, first rate, grand, high, lofty, picked, rare, remarkable, select, splendid, supreme). (various references) выдающийся (brilliant, drop-dead, egregious, eminent, foremost, high-profile, man of distinction, man of mark, man of note, notable, noted, outstanding, pre-eminencent, pre-eminent, prognathous, prominent, protruding, remarkable, salient), видный (conspicuous, drop-dead, sightly), заслуженный (condign, deserved, honored, honoured, well-earned). (various references) onorach (famed, honest). (various references) koji se izdvaja (distinguishable), karakterističan (characteristic, distinctive, typical). (various references) distinguido (elegant, grand, ladylike, prominent, refined). (various references) framstående (conspicuous, eminent, great, outstanding), distingerad, celeber (celebrated, famous). (various references) tanınmış (conversant, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, of note, prestigious, reputable, reputed, well known), sivrilmiş (distingue), seçkin (choice, eminent, excellent, exclusive, outstanding, picked, pre-eminencent, privileged, prominent, select, selected, topflight, top-hole, top-line, well chosen), güzide (choice, select), görülebilir (can be seen, discernible, distinguishable, visible, visual), fark edilebilir (distinguishable, noticable), ünlü (celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, glorious, great, illustrious, noted, of mark, prestigious, prominent, renowned, reputable, reputed, sonant, vowel, well known). (various references) відомий (big-name, certain, famed, known, noted, notorious, prominent, reputed, well known), високопоставлений (high ranking, high-up, supernal, top flight), вишуканий (accomplished, ambitious, becoming, chic, choice, courtly, dainty, delicate, dressmaker, exquisite, fine, foppish, kid glove, minion, nice, nutty, polished, polite, precious, quaint, recherche, trim, way up). (various references) xuất sắc (capital, capitally, classy, clinking, crack, egregious, excellent, jim-dandy, noble, prime, shining, top-notch), khác biệt (different, differently), đặc biệt (especial, exceptional, extra, individual, particular, particularly, racy, ripping, scrumptious, special, specially, topping), đáng chú ý ưu tú. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | tilmun. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ampliorem, ampliori, amplioris, amplius, celeberrimas, celeberrimum, celeberrimus, celebrata, celebratis, celebratum, celebre, celebrem, celebri, celebrior, circumspectis, conspectis, conspecto, conspectum, conspectus, egregia, egregiae, egregii, egregium, egregius, excellentem, excellentium, honesta, honestarum, honestas, honeste, honestiori, honestum, honestus, illustris, inlustrem, inlustris, insigne, insignem, insigni, insignis, ornata, ornatam, ornati, ornatis, ornato, ornatum, ornatus, praecellens, praeclara, praeclaram, praeclaras, praeclaris, praeclaritas, praeclarus, precipuus, primarium. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | 2 Kings Chapter 4, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai egeneto hmera kai diebh elisaie eiV souman kai ekei gunh megalh kai ekrathsen auton fagein arton kai egeneto af' ikanou tou eisporeuesqai auton exeklinen tou ekei fagein |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Facta est autem quaedam dies et transiebat Heliseus per Sunam erat autem ibi mulier magna quae tenuit eum ut comederet panem cumque frequenter inde transiret devertebat ad eam ut comederet panem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsothe a maner day is done, and Helisee passed thory Suna cyte; forsothe ther was there a grete womman, that heelde hym, that he ete brede. And whann oft sithes he passede thens, he turnede asyde to hyre, that he ete brede. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a distinguished woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now there came a day when Elisha went to Shunem, and there was a woman of high position living there, who made him come in and have a meal with her. And after that, every time he went by, he went into her house for a meal. |
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| Language | 2 Kings Chapter 4, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug nahitabo sa usa ka adlaw, nga si Eliseo miagi ngadto sa Sunem, diin may usa ka dakung babaye; ug siya nagpugos kaniya sa pagkaon sa tinapay. Ug mao kadto, nga sa kanunay nga siya milabay, siya mihapit didto aron sa pagkaon sa tinapay. |
| Croatian | Jednoga je dana Elizej prolazio kroza unam. A živjela ondje ugledna žena i ona ga pozva k stolu. Odonda, kad god prolazaše onuda, uvratio bi se k njoj na jelo. |
| Danish | Det skete en Dag, at Elisa på sin Vej kom til Sjunem. Der boede en velhavende Kvinde, som nødte ham til at spise hos sig; og hver Gang han senere kom forbi, tog han derind og spiste. |
| Dutch | Het geschiedde ook op een dag, als Elisa naar Sunem doortrok, dat aldaar een grote vrouw was, dewelke hem aanhield om brood te eten. Voorts geschiedde het, zo dikwijls hij doortrok, week hij daarin, om brood te eten. |
| Finnish | Eräänä päivänä Elisa meni Suunemiin, ja siellä oli arvossa pidetty vaimo, joka vaati häntä aterioimaan. Ja niin usein kuin hän kulki sen kautta, poikkesi hän sinne aterioimaan. |
| French | Un jour Élisée passait par Sunem. Il y avait l une femme de distinction, qui le pressa d`accepter manger. Et toutes les fois qu`il passait, il se rendait chez elle pour manger. |
| German | Und es begab sich zu der Zeit, daß Elisa ging gen Sunem. Daselbst war eine reiche Frau; die hielt ihn, daß er bei ihr aß. Und so oft er daselbst durchzog, kehrte er zu ihr ein und aß bei ihr. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Yon jou, Elize t'ap pase lavil Chounèm kote te gen yon madanm ki te gen bon ti mwayen. Madanm lan fann dèyè l' pou li vin manje avè l'. Depi lè sa a, chak fwa Elize pase lavil Chounèm, se lakay madanm sa a l' al manje. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Di Sunem tinggal seorang wanita kaya. Pada suatu hari ketika Elisa pergi ke Sunem, wanita itu mengundangnya makan. Sejak itu setiap kali Elisa mampir di Sunem ia makan di rumah wanita itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bermula, maka pada sekali peristiwa, yaitu pada suatu hari anu, berjalanlah Elisa terus dari pada negeri Sunem; maka adalah di sana seorang perempuan bangsawan, yang mengajak akan dia singgah makan; kemudian tiap-tiap kali ia berjalan terus dari pada negeri itu singgahlah ia kepadanya lalu duduk makan. |
| Maori | ¶ Na i tetahi ra ka haere a Eriha ki Huneme, i reira hoki tetahi wahine nui; a tohea ana e tera kia kai taro ia. Na reira, i ona haerenga katoa atu ma reira, peka ai ia ki reira ki te kai taro. |
| Norwegian | En dag gikk Elisa over til Sunem; en velstående kvinne som bodde der, nødde ham til å ete hos sig; og så ofte han siden drog der forbi, tok han inn der og fikk sig mat. |
| Portuguese | Sucedeu também certo dia que Eliseu foi a Suném, onde havia uma mulher rica que o reteve para comer; e todas as vezes que ele passava por ali, lá se dirigia para comer. |
| Rumanian | Intr`o zi Elisei trecea prin Sunem. Acolo era o femeie bogatq. Ea a stqruit de el sq primeascq sq mqnknce la ea. Wi ori de ckte ori trecea, se ducea sq mqnknce la ea. |
| Swedish | En dag kom Elisa över till Sunem. Där bodde en rik kvinna, som nödgade honom att äta hos sig; och så ofta han sedan kom ditöver, tog han in där och åt. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "distinguished": contradistinguished, undistinguished. (additional references) | |
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"Distinguished" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: distiguished, distinguisched, distinguised, distinguishe, distinguishu, distingushed, distinquished, ditinguished. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "distinguished" (pronounced di'sti"nggwisht) |
| 11 | d i' s t i" ng g w i sh t | undistinguished. |
| 9 | -s t i" ng g w i sh t | extinguished. |
| 6 | -ng g w i sh t | anguished, languished. |
| 4 | -w i sh t | relinquished, vanquished. |
| 3 | -i sh t | accomplished, admonished, astonished, banished, blemished, brandished, demolished, diminished, embellished, established, finished, flourished, garnished, impoverished, lavished, nourished, perished, polished, published, punished, reestablished, refinished, refurbished, relished, replenished, semifinished, undiminished, unfinished, unpublished, unpunished, unvarnished, vanished, varnished. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-g-h-i-i-i-n-s-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: distinguish. | |
-3 letters: disunities, histidines, nightsides. | |
-4 letters: desisting, dignities, disguised, disgusted, dissident, distingue, disunited, disunites, giddiness, histidine, histidins, nightside, studdings, tundishes, unsighted. | |
-5 letters: dinghies, dingiest, dinguses, disguise, dishiest, distends, disunite, disusing, dungiest, giddiest, gushiest, heisting, hindguts, histidin, hustings, insights, insisted, nighties, nudities, shedding, shindies, shindigs, shiniest, studdies, studding, suitings, thudding, tidiness, tissuing, unsights, untidied, untidies. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-g-h-i-i-i-n-s-s-t-u" | |
+2 letters: undistinguished. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 74 69 6E 67 75 69 73 68 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... - .. -. --. ..- .. ... .... . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101110 01100111 01110101 01101001 01110011 01101000 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s t i n g u i s h e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0074 0069 006E 0067 0075 0069 0073 0068 0065 0064 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758586758073877585747170 |
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