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What does illustrious mean?

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Adjective
  1. dignified, well-known, respected, admired; especially for past achievements or noble qualities.
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He still possesses the same hunger and childlike love of the game that has defined him throughout his illustrious career.
Our mutual respect is born of the natural ties between mariners and a long and illustrious shared history.
I believe that, like me, you will gain a deeper appreciation for this illustrious artist after reading Moore's sage views.
In many Tanzanian ethnic groups, heroes are illustrious ancestors who distinguished themselves by their valor, intelligence, or generosity.
Much the same treatment was meted out to the illustrious society ladies among whom she networked so assiduously.
And at the interval they were holding their more illustrious opponents as they went into the break level.

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