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renowned

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???na?nd/
  • Rhymes: -a?nd
  • Hyphenation: re?nowned

Adjective

renowned (comparative more renowned, superlative most renowned)

  1. Famous, celebrated, or well-known.

Hyponyms

  • world-renowned

Related terms

  • renown

Translations

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famous

English

Etymology

From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin f?m?sus. Displaced native Old English hl?sful.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?fe?m?s/
  • Rhymes: -e?m?s
  • UK: fam?ous; US: fa?mous

Adjective

famous (comparative more famous, superlative most famous)

  1. Well known.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:famous
  2. In the public eye.

Derived terms

  • famousest
  • famously
  • famousness
  • infamous
  • infamously
  • infamousness
  • nonfamous
  • nonfamousness

Related terms

  • fame
  • famous last words

Translations

Verb

famous (third-person singular simple present famouses, present participle famousing, simple past and past participle famoused)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make famous; to bring renown to.

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  • what famous person died this week
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  • what famous actor died today
  • what famous person just died 2020
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