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distinguished
'distinguished' - used as an adjective
1. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
our distinguished professor
2. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
his distinguished bearing
3. set apart from other such things
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    I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. - Click here to find out.
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    Of all the words Dr. Seuss made up in his storybooks, only one has stuck in the English vocabulary: grinch, which is refers to a killjoy -- and it took more than 20 years.