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re⋅nown

  [ri-noun]
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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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re·nown   (rĭ-noun')   
n.  
  1. The quality of being widely honored and acclaimed; fame.
  2. 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

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.

Renown

Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), v. t. [F. renommer to name again, celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen a name. See Noun.] To make famous; to give renown to. [Obs.]

For joi to hear me so renown his son. --Chapman.

The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown. --Pope.
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Language Translation for : Renown
Spanish: renombre,
German: der Ruhm,
Japanese: 名声
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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