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A celebrity is a famous or very well known person. (noun)

Madonna is an example of a celebrity.

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See celebrity in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

wide recognition; fame; renown
pl. celebrities a famous or well-publicized person

See celebrity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(sə-lĕbˈrĭ-tē)

noun pl. ce·leb·ri·ties

A famous person.
Renown; fame.

Related Forms:

ce·lebˈri·ty·hoodˌ noun

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