renown
renown definition
re·nown (ri no̵un′)
noun
- great fame or reputation; celebrity
- Obsolete report or rumor
Etymology: ME renoun < Anglo-Fr < OFr renom < renommer, to name again or often, make famous < re-, again + nom(m)er, to name < L nominare < nomen, name
transitive verb
Obsolete to make famous
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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