celebrity
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rɪ noun, plural ce·leb·ri·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 non·ce·leb·ri·ties.
Synonyms
2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a famous person: a show-business celebrity |
| 2. | fame or notoriety |
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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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Her fame came from her longevity and from her celebrity friends.
And now they watch celebrity chefs preparing gourmet meals, and compare their own efforts.
Instead, she focuses on the professor's looks, another indicator in our celebrity-obsessed world.
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