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–noun

1.	widespread and high repute; fame.

2.	Obsolete. report or rumor.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME renoun < AF; OF renom, deriv. of renomer to make famous < L re- re- + nōmināre to name

]

—Related forms

re·nown·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. celebrity, glory, distinction, note, eminence.

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n.

The quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; fame.
Obsolete Report; rumor.

[Middle English renoun, from Anglo-Norman, from renomer, to make famous : re-, repeatedly (from Latin; see re-) + nomer, to name (from Latin nōmināre, from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots).]

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renown

c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. renoun, O.Fr. renon, from renomer "make famous," from re- "repeatedly" + nomer "to name," from L. nominare "to name." The M.E. verb renown has been assimilated to the noun via renowned "famous, celebrated" (c.1375).

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renown
noun
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame] [ant: infamy]

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renown [rəˈnaun] noun

fame

Arabic:	شُهْرَه، صيت حَسَن
Chinese (Simplified):	名望，名声
Chinese (Traditional):	名望，名聲
Czech:	sláva
Danish:	berømmelse
Dutch:	verm aardheid
Estonian:	renomee, kuulsus
Finnish:	maine
French:	renom
German:	der Ruhm
Greek:	φήμη
Hungarian:	hírnév
Icelandic:	frægð
Indonesian:	termashur
Italian:	rinomanza, fama

Japanese:	名声
Korean:	명성, 명망
Latvian:	slava
Lithuanian:	šlovė, garsas
Norwegian:	berømmelse, ry
Polish:	sława
Portuguese (Brazil):	renome, fama
Portuguese (Portugal):	renome
Romanian:	renume
Russian:	слава
Slovak:	sláva
Slovenian:	sloves
Spanish:	renombre
Swedish:	namnkunnighet, berömmelse
Turkish:	ün, şöhret

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Renown

Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), n. [F. renom. See Noun, and cf. Renown, v.]

1. The state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; -- always in a good sense.

Nor envy we Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. --Dryden.

2. Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.

This famous duke of Milan, Of whom so often I have heard renown. --Shak.