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ce·leb·ri·ty

   [suh-leb-ri-tee]
–noun,plural-ties for 1.
1.
a famous or well-known person.
2.
fame; renown.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equiv. to celebr- (s. of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity

—Related forms
non·ce·leb·ri·ty, noun,plural-ties.

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

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celebrity (sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl -ties
1.  a famous person: a show-business celebrity
2.  fame or notoriety

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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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