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re·nowned    Audio Help   [ri-nound] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
celebrated; famous.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME; see renown, -ed2]

—Related forms
re·nown·ed·ly    Audio Help   [ri-nou-nid-lee, -nound-] Pronunciation Key, adverb
re·nown·ed·ness, noun

—Synonyms famed, distinguished, honored, notable.
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re·nowned    Audio Help   (rĭ-nound')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having renown; famous. See Synonyms at noted.

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renowned

adjective
widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated] 

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reˈnowned adjective
famous
Example: He is renowned for his paintings; a renowned actress
Arabic: مَشْهور
Chinese (Simplified): 有名望的
Chinese (Traditional): 有名望的
Czech: slavný
Danish: berømt
Dutch: vermaard
Estonian: kuulus
Finnish: maineikas
French: renommé
German: berühmt
Greek: φημισμένος, ξακουστός
Hungarian: híres
Icelandic: frægur
Indonesian: termashur
Italian: rinomato, famoso
Japanese: 有名な
Korean: 유명한, 명성 있는
Latvian: slavens
Lithuanian: pagarsėjęs, žymus
Norwegian: berømt, navngjeten
Polish: sławny
Portuguese (Brazil): famoso
Portuguese (Portugal): famoso
Romanian: renu­mit
Russian: известный
Slovak: slávny
Slovenian: sloveč
Spanish: de renombre, famoso
Swedish: berömd, namnkunnig
Turkish: ünlü, şöhretli
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Renowned

Fa"mous\, a. [L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See Fame.] Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate.

Famous for a scolding tongue. --Shak.

Syn: Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated; renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent.

Usage: Famous, Renowned, Illustrious. Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See Distinguished.

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