FAME
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Fame (f&ā;m), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.] 1. Public report or rumor.
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The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
Gen. xlv. 16.
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2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.
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I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
Shak.
Syn. -- Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
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Fame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed (?),; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.] 1. To report widely or honorably.
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The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders.
Milton.
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2. To make famous or renowned.
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Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.
Milton.
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