Distinguished
Distinguished adjective - Having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner.
Original and distinguished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Original" instead an adjective "Distinguished".
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
Original
Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.
Distinguished and original are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguished" instead an adjective "Original".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He can be distinguished from the original because his left eye is bionic instead of the right one, and has a perfectly functioning Othership he stole in his original universe.
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One of the best known is probably the Frauenkirche in Dresden that was rebuilt faithfully except for the weird placement of the original stones (distinguished by their blackened appearance which is neither due to fire nor due to pollution but owed to age) - in 2005.
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Typically the two players will be distinguished by color with the second player as a Palette Swap of the character's original design.
Source: Mirror Match
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