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Word: Renown
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French renoun, from Old French renomer ‘make famous’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + nomer ‘to name’, from Latin nominare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪˈnaʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame
Short Definition:condition of being known or talked about by many people
Examples:- authors of great renown
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