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renown definition

re·nown (ri no̵un′)

noun

  1. great fame or reputation; celebrity
  2. 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

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