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   Fame

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   noun

   • 1. the state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements: "winning the Olympic title has brought her fame and fortune"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama.

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   What is Fame noun?

   • Definition of fame noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the state of being known and talked about by many people The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there. She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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   What does Fama mean?

   • (Definition of fame from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 名聲，名氣, 聲譽，名望… 名声，名气, 声誉，名望… fama, fama [feminine]… fama, fama [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FAME meaning: the quality of being known by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc: .

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   What does Fame mean if you're a celebrity?

   • Fame is what you have if you're a celebrity: a lot of people know who you are. A musician's fame might mean she wears sunglasses and a baseball cap to disguise herself when she's in public. Movie stars, rock stars, well-known public figures — these are all people who have achieved some amount of fame.

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   What if you achieve fame?

   • If you achieve fame, you become very well-known. At the height of his fame, his every word was valued. The movie earned him international fame. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. Rare, Archaic 2. 3. 4. Archaic Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Definition of fame – Learner’s Dictionary. fame. noun [ U ] uk / feɪm / us. Add to word list. B2. the quality of being known by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc: fame and fortune. She first rose to fame as a pop star at the age of 16. See also. sb's/sth's claim to fame.

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   3 days ago · noun. 1. widespread reputation, esp. of a favorable character; renown; public eminence. to seek fame as an opera singer. 2. common estimation or opinion generally held of a person or thing; reputation. transitive verb. 3. archaic. to have or spread the renown of; to make famous.

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   the quality of being known by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc: fame and fortune. She first rose to fame as a pop star at the age of 16. See also. sb's/sth's claim to fame. (Definition of fame from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   fame. Word family (noun) fame (adjective) famed famous infamous (adverb) famously infamously. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fame /feɪm/ noun [ uncountable] the state of being known about by a lot of people because of your achievements He claims he is not really interested in fame. of ... fame (=used to show what someone is ...

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   fame / ˈ feɪm/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of FAME. [noncount] : the condition of being known or recognized by many people. He died at the height of his fame. The book tells the story of her sudden rise to fame. He gained/found fame as an actor.

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   the state of being widely known or recognized; renown; celebrity. archaic rumour or public report. vb. ( tr; now usually passive) to make known or famous; celebrate: he was famed for his ruthlessness. Etymology: 13th Century: from Latin f āma report; related to fārī to say.