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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fame \Fame\, n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr fari to speak, akin to
Gr ???? a saying, report, ????? to speak. See {Ban}, and cf
{Fable}, {Fate}, {Euphony}, {Blame}.]
1. Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
--Gen. xlv.
16.
2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public
estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable;
as the fame of Washington.
I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
--Shak.
Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famed},; p. pr & vb n.
{Faming}.]
1. To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famed To have wrought such
wonders. --Milton.
2. To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old --Milton.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fame
n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
[syn: {celebrity}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}]
2: favorable public reputation [ant: {infamy}]
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
FAME
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