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fame

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noun

widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence: to seek fame as an opera singer.

common estimation or opinion generally held of a person or thing; reputation.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to have or spread the renown of; to make famous.

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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fāma talk, public opinion, repute, akin to fārī to speak

Related forms

fame·less, adjective

out·fame, verb (used with object), -famed, -fam·ing.

self-fame, noun

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If fame and cash are a writer's chief goals, then they are a good measure of accomplishment.

And he was the last to do so, which is fame of a sort.

Subjects were given a memory test known as the false fame paradigm, in which they were asked to recite a list of unfamiliar names.

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If fame and cash are a writer's chief goals, then they are a good measure of accomplishment.

And he was the last to do so, which is fame of a sort.

Subjects were given a memory test known as the false fame paradigm, in which they were asked to recite a list of unfamiliar names.

Ellsworth was a man with large military ambitions, but his meteoric fame came in a way he could not have hoped for: posthumously.

Sub-irrigated containers finally have their moment of fame.

When celebrities get involved in politics, their fame often obfuscates the matter at hand.

Fraudulent practices have been on the rise, the unfortunate result of the endless greed to instant fame and status.

The incident was testimony to the inconstancy of fame.

It was portraiture that brought him fame and fortune, and it is portraiture for which he is remembered.

Any fame he has enjoyed has been of the quiet, understated sort.

Her fame came from her longevity and from her celebrity friends.

But when fame and fascination mix, so much the better.

And movie stars do, too, despite additional options of wealth and fame.

Fortune and fame can be fleeting, and if you pursue them above all else you are fostering unhappiness in your life.

The other team got it once before so the saints should win it and have a chance of fame.

All true innovation has come from commercial ventures seeking profits and fame.

Petrova first met the man whose life would ultimately collide with her own, he was at the height of his international fame.

Psychologists are discovering what propels people who seek fame above all else.

The only thing that can put them on the public stage is greed for fame and royalties.

Whoever could master this harsh environment would receive worldwide fame and admiration.

But the fame of politicians can eventually exceed that of actors.

Ripley, who won fame and fortune by celebrating the outlandish, was himself a prime example.

Lindbergh, who would gain lasting international fame as an aviator, learned to fly while.

It is a shame some faculty will stoop to that level for fame and fortune.

Other singers had their moment of fame and were quickly gone, but he endured.

Soaring success and bitter failure, public fame and personal tragedy-he wouldn't trade a day of it for anything.

Scalin shot to fame a few years back when he created a blog that chronicled his creation of a skull every single day of a year.

If this doesn't exist in history, write such an article: instant fame in the discipline, and an extremely widely read article.

She quickly gained fame and popularity for her paintings of rural farm life.

Pecorino's fame has garnered the duo some unusual privileges.

Any guy who takes advantage of relative fame to hit on junior women is a sleaze.

Ford later said that this experience launched him on the path to automotive fame.

Hundreds of wrestlers have carved out fame for themselves from a fan base spread among all ages and incomes.

Your official mentor as a faculty advisor is not to be chosen for their fame or name recognition alone.

One has since achieved even greater fame than anticipated.

Although the great white shark seems to hold all the fame as a household name, that.

Fame only made dealing with her mental illness that much more stressful and put her under more pressure.

What sets him apart is that his fame is out of all proportion to his meagre on-field accomplishment.

After all, being a so-called expert is their claim to fame.

Before anyone's claim to celestial fame is ensured, however, new objects need to be certified as such.

But half his fame is infamy: he is the only major presidential candidate with a negative approval rating.

E coli rose to scientific fame and became a laboratory superstar.

She also failed when she tried to translate her corporate fame into a political career.

Great fame accompanies those who make big new discoveries which overturn longstanding results.

Guaranteed fame and fortune goes to the first person capable of doing that.

The real question is why there aren't any gay men who also achieved fame only to come out later.

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fame (feɪm)

—n
1.	the state of being widely known or recognized; renown; celebrity
2.	archaic rumour or public report

—vb
3.	(tr; now usually passive) to make known or famous; celebrate: he was famed for his ruthlessness

[C13: from Latin fāma report; related to fārī to say]

famed

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

fame

late 13c., "celebrity, renown," from O.Fr. fame, from L. fama "talk, rumor, report, reputation," from PIE base *bha- "to speak, tell, say" (cf. Skt. bhanati "speaks;" L. fari "to say;" Arm. ban, bay "word, term;" O.C.S. bajati "to talk, tell;" O.E. boian "to boast," ben "prayer, request;" Gk. pheme "talk,"

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phone "voice, sound," phanai "to speak;" O.Ir. bann "law"). The goddess Fama was the personification of rumor in Roman mythology. The Latin derivative fabulare was the colloquial word for "speak, talk" since the time of Plautus, whence Spanish hablar.

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