distinguished author

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinguishedandauthor

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distinguished
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/
used to describe a respected and admired person, or ...
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author
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.θər/us
/ˈɑː.θɚ/
the writer of a book, article, ...
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(Definition ofdistinguishedandauthorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdistinguished author

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I brought it forward at the instance of adistinguishedauthorin this country.
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I have a friend who is a verydistinguishedauthor.
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He is adistinguishedauthor, and, from a family point of view, has a long hereditary connection with the industry.
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It is, with respect to itsdistinguishedauthor, a sort of rule of thumb.
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She might turn out to be adistinguishedauthor.
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Certainly, if adistinguishedauthor—and this applies to many —has earned the nation's gratitude he should be entitled to a sum at least ten times £175.
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My noble friend is adistinguishedauthor.
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Nobody has been clearer than thedistinguishedauthorof it, as to certain of the provisions, upon the necessity for their further examination, and the discussion of possible alternatives.
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He did merit the conservation of his name to posterity of adistinguishedauthor, collector of letters and even their maker.
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He was adistinguishedauthoron the subject of history of science and technology and his books have been translated into many languages.
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He was adistinguishedauthor, musician, sportsman, sports administrator, artist and teacher.
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Hpken was adistinguishedauthor.
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Instead, it offers 13 densely packed and authoritative chapters written by distinguished authors, primarily economists and lawyers.
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Its distinguished author's experience is well worth attending to.
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It is a comprehensive account of the subject, covering everything from boundary layers to combustion, by two distinguished authors who are outsiders in two separate senses.
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The distinguished authors of that report were rubbished before the ink was dry on the document.
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That is very desirable, because there have been notorious cases of persons republishing the earlier and imperfect editions of the works of distinguished authors who were unable to restrain them.
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