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celebrity definition

ce·leb·rity (sə leb′rə tē)

noun

  1. wide recognition; fame; renown
  2. pl. celebrities -·ties a famous or well-publicized person

Etymology: ME & OFr celebrite < L celebritas, multitude, fame < celeber: see celebrate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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