renown

Etymology

From Old French renoun, equivalent to re- + noun.

noun

  1. Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
    […] one day local fame would become world renown […] 1985, Lawrence Durrell, chapter 3, in Quinx, New York: Viking, page 63
  2. (obsolete) Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise.

verb

  1. (transitive) To make famous.

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