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noun, plural -ties for 1.
1.
a famous or well-known person.
2.
fame; renown.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity
Related forms
non·ce·leb·ri·ty, noun, plural -ties.
Synonyms
2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
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Word Origin & History
celebrity
c.1380, "solemn rite or ceremony," from O.Fr. celebrité, from L. celibritatem (nom. celebritas) "multitude, fame," from celeber "frequented, populous." Meaning "condition of being famous" is from 1600; that of "famous person" is from 1849.
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