notoriety 
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no·to·ri·ety (nōt′ə rī′ə tē)
noun
- the quality or state of being notorious
- pl. notorieties -·tiesChiefly Brit. a prominent or well-known person
Etymology: Fr notorieté < ML notorietas < notorius
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Converse of object
- gain: Three of the early fellows gained notoriety, at least locally.
Adjective modifier
- unenviable: This station was garrisoned by the 41 st Native Infantry, a regiment which gained an unenviable notoriety in the Mutiny.
Modifies a noun
- rating: What's going to make the choice of approach important is the new Notoriety rating.
Preposition: in
- press: The application of these paradigms will be tested against recent cases which have gained notoriety in the press.
Preposition: of
- case: Also, that the test should be constant: that it should not be varied according to the seriousness or notoriety of the case.
Preposition: with
- mother: Before going on to worldwide notoriety with the Mothers of Invention in the late Sixties, Zappa recorded soundtracks for a couple of B-movies.
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