renowned

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re·nowned

(rĭ-nound′)

adj.

Having renown; famous. See Synonyms at famous.

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renowned

(rɪˈnaʊnd)

adj

having a widespread, esp good, reputation; famous

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re•nowned

(rɪˈnaʊnd)

adj.

celebrated; famous.

[1325–75]

re•nown′ed•ly, adv.

re•nown′ed•ness, n.

syn: See famous.

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Adj.

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

adjective famous, noted, celebrated, well-known, distinguished, esteemed, acclaimed, notable, eminent, famed, illustrious The area is renowned for its churches.
forgotten, unknown, neglected, obscure, little-known

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renowned

adjective

Widely known and esteemed:

celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable.

Translations

مَشْهورمَشْهُور

renomovanýslavný

berømt

berühmt namhaft

ξακουστός

renombrado famoso

kuuluisa

renommé célèbre fameux illustre

poznat

frægur

rinomato celebre

有名な

유명한

berömd

มีชื่อเสียง

şöhretlitanınmış ünlü

nổi tiếng

享有声誉的有名望的有名的

renowned

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

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renowned

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

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renowned

adj → berühmt (for für)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

renowned

[rɪˈnaʊnd] adj → famoso/a, rinomato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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A round table as large as King Arthur's stood in the center of the room; while the waiters were getting ready to serve our dinner on it we all went out to see the renowned clock on the front of the municipal buildings.

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'Less than two hundred years ago, on one of the public baths in this city, there appeared an inscription in honour of its mighty founder, the renowned Prince Bladud.

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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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"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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They had therefore sent a call to Brother Jowjeetum-Fallal, the World- Renowned Hindoo Human Pin-Wheel, then holding forth in Hoopitup's circus.

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It seems to be distinctly earlier than the "Theogony", which refers to it, apparently, as a poem already renowned. Two considerations help us to fix a relative date for the "Works".

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"He commanded to make ready for him a good ship; quoth he, he would seek the war-king over the swan's path; the renowned prince since he had need of men.

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He must be one who is highly renowned and prosperous,--a personage like Oedipus, Thyestes, or other illustrious men of such families.

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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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This is the origin of the letter, as expounded by the renowned Dr.

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As he could not find it immediately he said: 'I know you are there, so you had better come out!' Then the fellow in the stove thought that the doctor meant him, and full of terror, sprang out, crying: 'That man knows everything!' 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.