celebrity

[ suh-leb-ri-tee ]
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noun,plural ce·leb·ri·ties for 1.
  1. a famous or well-known person.

  2. fame; renown.

Origin of celebrity

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equivalent to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās-ity

Other words for celebrity

Other words from celebrity

  • non·ce·leb·ri·ty, noun, plural non·ce·leb·ri·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for celebrity

celebrity

/ (sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. a famous person: a show-business celebrity

  2. fame or notoriety

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