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re·nowned

 (rĭ-nound′)
adj.
Having renown; famous. See Synonyms at famous.

renowned

(rɪˈnaʊnd)
adj
having a widespread, esp good, reputation; famous

re•nowned

(rɪˈnaʊnd)

adj.
celebrated; famous.
[1325–75]
re•nown′ed•ly, adv.
re•nown′ed•ness, n.
syn: See famous.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.renowned - widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
celebrated, famed, famous, far-famed, illustrious, noted, notable
known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"

renowned

renowned

adjective
Widely known and esteemed:
celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable.
Translations
مَشْهورمَشْهُور
renomovanýslavný
berømt
kuuluisa
poznat
frægur
有名な
유명한
berömd
มีชื่อเสียง
nổi tiếng

renowned

[rɪˈnaʊnd] ADJ → renombrado, famoso
it is renowned for → es famoso por ..., es célebre por ...

renowned

[rɪˈnaʊnd] adj → renommé(e)
to be renowned for sth → être renommé(e) pour qch

renowned

adj → berühmt (for für)

renowned

[rɪˈnaʊnd] adj → famoso/a, rinomato/a

renown

(rəˈnaun) noun
fame.
reˈnowned adjective
famous. He is renowned for his paintings; a renowned actress.

renowned

→ مَشْهُور renomovaný berømt namhaft ξακουστός renombrado kuuluisa illustre poznat rinomato 有名な 유명한 vermaard berømt renomowany conhecido, renomado известный berömd มีชื่อเสียง tanınmış nổi tiếng 有名的
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They therefore chose as leaders Mice that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel, as well as those most noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed into troops, regiments, and battalions.
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The next most famous instance happened at Rheims six years earlier, and the historian in that case is Le Cat, one of the most renowned surgeons produced by France.
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Then Doctor Knowall showed the lord where the money was, but did not say who had stolen it, and received from both sides much money in reward, and became a renowned man.
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No, bwother, I have gwown mustaches myself," said Denisov on reading these documents, and he wrote to the German that, despite his heartfelt desire to serve under so valiant and renowned a general, he had to forgo that pleasure because he was already under the command of the Polish general.
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In this stage of the obsequies, a warrior much renowned for deed in arms, and more especially for services in the recent combat, a man of stern and grave demeanor, advanced slowly from the crowd, and placed himself nigh the person of the dead.
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Even Scoresby, the justly renowned Right whaleman, after giving us a stiff full length of the Greenland whale, and three or four delicate miniatures of narwhales and porpoises, treats us to a series of classical engravings of boat hooks, chopping knives, and grapnels; and with the microscopic diligence of a Leuwenhoeck submits to the inspection of a shivering world ninety-six fac-similes of magnified Arctic snow crystals.
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But since I am arrived at the banks of this renowned river, which I have passed and repassed so many times; and since all that I have read of the nature of its waters, and the causes of its overflowing, is full of fables, the reader may not be displeased to find here an account of what I saw myself, or was told by the inhabitants.
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It was realized that the most prodigious achievements of the most renowned knights could not be worthy of comparison with a spectacle like this; they could be but child's play, contrasted with this mysterious and awful battle of the gods.
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