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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. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equiv. to celebr- (s. of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity
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.
2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
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| ce·leb·ri·ty (sə-lěb'rĭ-tē) n. pl. ce·leb·ri·ties
[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
Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Celebrities. [L. celebritas: cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.] The celebrity of the marriage. --Bacon. 2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington. An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy. --Whewell. 3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.
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Language Translation for : celebrity
Spanish:
celebridad,
German:
die Berühmtheit,
Japanese:
有名人
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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