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prestige

pres·tige

UK/pɹɛsˈtiːd͡ʒ/ US/pɹɛsˈtiːʒ/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

  • “he wanted to achieve power and prestige”
Synonyms

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • covert prestige
  • new game plus
  • overt prestige

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Broader terms

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