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re·nown
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ri-
noun
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noun
1.
widespread and high repute; fame.
2.
Obsolete
.
report or rumor.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
renoun
<
Anglo-French;
Old French
renom,
derivative of
renomer
to make famous <
Latin
re-
re-
+
nōmināre
to
name
Related forms
re·nown·less,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
celebrity, glory, distinction, note, eminence.
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renown
(rɪˈnaʊn)
—
n
widespread reputation, esp of a good kind; fame
[C14: from Anglo-Norman
renoun
, from Old French
renom
, from
renomer
to celebrate, from
re-
+
nomer
to name, from Latin
nōmināre
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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renown
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. renoun, O.Fr. renon, from renomer "make famous," from re- "repeatedly" + nomer "to name," from L. nominare "to name." The M.E. verb renown has been assimilated to the noun via renowned "famous, celebrated" (late 14c.).
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