Prestige

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• Prestige means good reputation or high esteem, though in earlier usage, it meant showiness. It derives from the same source as prestidigitation, sleight of hand.
• Prestige is an important term in sociolinguistics. It pertains to describing various varieties and dialects, and thier degrees of formality.
• Prestige cars are expensive vehicles which enjoy a high degree of esteem among the public.
• The typeface Prestige Elite is also known simply as "Prestige".
• Prestige Records is an American jazz label founded in 1949.
• The Prestige was a single-hulled oil tanker whose sinking in 2002 off the Spanish coast caused a very large oil spill.
• Prestige guitars is an instrument maker based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Prestige is a square-bound printing format for comic books.
• Prestige was a games warez group during the mid-90's.
• The Prestige is a 1995 novel by Christopher Priest.

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