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fame  (fm)
n.
1.
a. Great renown: a concert violinist of international fame.
b. Public estimation; reputation: a politician of ill fame.
2. Archaic Rumor.
tr.v. famed, fam·ing, fames
1. To make renowned or famous.
2. Archaic To report to be.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fma; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]

fame
Noun
the state of being widely known or recognized [Latin fama report]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.famefame - the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
honour, laurels, honor - the state of being honored
infamy, opprobrium - a state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
2.famefame - favorable public reputation          
reputation, repute - the state of being held in high esteem and honor
infamy - evil fame or public reputation

fame
Translations

fame [feɪm] nfama
fame [feɪm] nrenommée f, renom m
fame [feɪm] nRuhm m
fame [feɪm] nfama, celebrità

fame
n fame [feim]
the quality of being well-known Her novels brought her fame.roem, bekendheidشُهْرَهславаslávaberømmelseder Ruhmφήμηfamakuulsusشهرتmainerenom(mée)תְּהִילָהप्रसिद्धि, प्रतिष्ठाslava, čuvenosthír(név)kemashuranfrægðfama名声명성garbėslavaterkenalroemberømmelsesławafamarenumeизвестностьslávaslavaslavaberömmelse, ryktbarhetชื่อเสียงün名聲слава; популярністьشہرتdanh tiếng
adj ˈfamous
well-known (for good or worthy reasons) She is famous for her strength.beroemd, bekendمَشْهور، شَهيرизвестенslavnýberømtberühmtφημισμένοςfamosokuulusمشهورkuuluisacélèbreמְפוּרסָםप्रसिद्धslavan, poznat, glasovithírestermashurfrægurfamoso有名な유명한garsusslavens; ievērojamsterkenalberoemdberømtsławnyfamoso/célebrecelebruзнаменитыйslávnyslavenslavanberömd, ryktbarที่มีชื่อเสียงünlü出名的славетний, відомийمشہورnổi tiếng/ nổi danh vì cái gì
adv ˈfamously
very well. fantasties, wonderlik, skitterendبِشُهْرَةٍизвестноskvěleglimrendeberühmtπερίφημαestupendamentesuurepäraseltعالیerinomaisestià merveilleמְצְוּיָןप्रसिद्धताna glasu, divno, sjajnoremekülbagus sekaliprÿðilegabenissimoうまく멋지게, 훌륭하게puikiai, šauniailieliskisangat baikerg goedveldig fint, glimrendeznakomiciefamosamente/esplendidamentede minuneотличноskvelefamoznoslavnoutmärkt, jättebraอย่างมีชื่อเสียงçok iyi, mükemmelen極好чудовоبڑی عمدگی کے ساتھcực kỳ tốt

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Pickwick observed (says the secretary) that fame was dear to the heart of every man.
Affecting private life, or more obscure In savage wilderness, wherefore deprive All Earth her wonder at thy acts, thyself The fame and glory--glory, the reward That sole excites to high attempts the flame Of most erected spirits, most tempered pure AEthereal, who all pleasures else despise, All treasures and all gain esteem as dross, And dignities and powers, all but the highest?
The talented Vincent Crummles, long favourably known to fame as a country manager and actor of no ordinary pretensions, is about to cross the Atlantic on a histrionic expedition.
 
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