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   fame

   /feɪm/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements: "winning the Olympic title has brought her fame and fortune"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does Fame mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FAME definition: 1. the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills…. Learn more.

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   What does Fame mean if you're a celebrity?

   • Fame is what you have if you're a celebrity: a lot of people know who you are. A musician's fame might mean she wears sunglasses and a baseball cap to disguise herself when she's in public. Movie stars, rock stars, well-known public figures — these are all people who have achieved some amount of fame.

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   What does Fama mean?

   • fama, fama [feminine]… fama, fama [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FAME meaning: 1. the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills….

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   What does Fame mean in Chaucer's Hous of Fame?

   • We have heard the fame thereof, our hands grow feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, as a woman in labour. As these lines are not in the original, the writer may have taken them from Chaucer's Hous of Fame, ll. Fame definition: widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence.

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   FAME definition: 1. the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills…. Learn more.

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     FAME meaning: 1. the state of being known or recognized by...

   • Znaczenie Fame, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FAME definicja: 1. the state of being known or recognized by...

   • Fame: Arabic Translation

     FAME translate: شُهْرة. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fame: Malay Translation

     fame translate: terkenal. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fame: Japanese Translation

     FAME translate: 名声, 名声（めいせい）. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fame: German Translation

     fame translate: der Ruhm. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of FAME is public estimation : reputation. How to use fame in a sentence.

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   Fame definition: widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character; renown; public eminence. See examples of FAME used in a sentence.

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   FAME meaning: 1. the state of being known or recognized by many people because of your achievements, skills…. Learn more.

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   Fame is what you have if you're a celebrity: a lot of people know who you are. A musician's fame might mean she wears sunglasses and a baseball cap to disguise herself when she's in public.

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   3 meanings: 1. the state of being widely known or recognized; renown; celebrity 2. archaic rumour or public report 3. to make.... Click for more definitions.

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   the quality of being known by many people because of your achievements, skills, etc: fame and fortune. She first rose to fame as a pop star at the age of 16. See also. sb's/sth's claim to fame. (Definition of fame from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)