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FAMES
Etymology
Proper noun
Fames
(Roman god) A goddess who is a personification of famine and hunger. She is the Roman counterpart of Limos.
Noun
fames
plural of fame
Verb
fames
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fame
Source: Wiktionary
FAME
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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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