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FAME
fame, celebrity, renown
(noun) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
fame
(noun) favorable public reputation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fame (usually uncountable, plural fames)
(now, rare) What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.
One's reputation.
The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
Antonyms: obscurity, unknownness
Verb
fame (third-person singular simple present fames, present participle faming, simple past and past participle famed)
(transitive) to make (someone or something) famous
Anagrams
• FEMA, FMEA, mafe
Source: Wiktionary
Fame, n. Etym: [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1. Public report or rumor. The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. Gen. xlv. 16.
2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.
Syn.
– Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
Fame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]
1. To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton.
2. To make famous or renowned. Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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