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Fame

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Noun

1. celebrity, fame, renown

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

2. fame

favorable public reputation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fame

see synonyms of fame
noun
1. 
the state of being widely known or recognized; renown; celebrity
2. archaic
rumour or public report
verb
3. (tr; now usually passive)
to make known or famous; celebrate
he was famed for his ruthlessness

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Fame

see synonyms of fame
noun
1.  Rare, Archaic
public report; rumor
2. 
reputation, esp. good reputation
3. 
the state of being well known or much talked about; renown; celebrity
verb transitiveWord forms: famed or ˈfaming
4.  Archaic
to make famous

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fame

see synonyms of fame
n.
1.
a. The state of being widely known, widely recognized, or of great popular interest: a singer of international fame.
b. Public estimation; reputation: a politician of ill fame.
2. Archaic Rumor.
tr.v. famed, fam·ing, fames
1. To make renowned or famous.
2. Archaic To report to be: "The fancy cannot cheat so well / As she is famed to do" (John Keats).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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