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ce·leb·ri·ty

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–noun, plural -ties for 1.

1.	a famous or well-known person.

2.	fame; renown.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equiv. to celebr- (s. of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity

]

—Synonyms 2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.

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ce·leb·ri·ty Audio Help (sə-lěb'rĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ce·leb·ri·ties

A famous person.
Renown; fame.

[Middle English celebrite, fame, from Old French, from Latin celebritās, from celeber, celebr-, famous.]

ce·leb'ri·ty·hood' n.

Synonyms: These nouns refer to a widely known person: a social celebrity; the heroes of science; a theatrical luminary; a big name in sports; a notable of the concert stage; a personage in the field of philosophy.

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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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celebrity
noun
1.	a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity"
2.	the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: fame] [ant: infamy]

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ceˈlebrity [-ˈle-] noun — plural ceˈlebrities

a well-known person
Example: celebrities from the world of entertainment

Arabic:	شَخصٌ شَهير ، ذائِعِ الصّيت
Chinese (Simplified):	著名人士
Chinese (Traditional):	著名人士
Czech:	hvězda, celebrita
Danish:	kendt person; berømthed; stjerne
Dutch:	beroemdheid
Estonian:	kuulsus
Finnish:	kuuluisuus
French:	célébrité
German:	die Berühmtheit
Greek:	διασημότητα
Hungarian:	híres ember
Icelandic:	nafntogaður
Indonesian:	orang termashur
Italian:	celebrità

Japanese:	有名人
Latvian:	slavenība
Lithuanian:	įžymybė
Norwegian:	kjendis, berømthet
Polish:	osobistość
Portuguese (Brazil):	celebridade
Portuguese (Portugal):	celebridade
Romanian:	celebritate; vedetă
Russian:	знаменитость
Slovak:	slávna osobnosť
Slovenian:	slavna oseba
Spanish:	celebridad
Swedish:	celebritet, kändis
Turkish:	ünlü kişi, meşhur kimse