/ preˈstɪdʒəs; NAmE / adjective
[ usually before noun ] respected and admired as very important or of very high quality :
a prestigious award
a prestigious university
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (in the sense practising conjuring tricks ): from late Latin praestigiosus , from praestigiae conjuring tricks. The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.