prestige
/pɹəˈsti(d)ʒ/ · noun
Meaning
- The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
- (often preceded by "the") Delusion; illusion; trick.
- (of a linguistic form) Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety.
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