renown

[ ri-noun ]
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noun
  1. widespread and high repute; fame.

  2. Obsolete. report or rumor.

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Origin of renown

1
1300–50; Middle English renoun<Anglo-French; Old French renom, derivative of renomer to make famous <Latin re-re- + nōmināre to name

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Other words from renown

  • re·nown·less, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for renown

renown

/ (rɪˈnaʊn) /


noun
  1. widespread reputation, esp of a good kind; fame

Origin of renown

1
C14: from Anglo-Norman renoun, from Old French renom, from renomer to celebrate, from re- + nomer to name, from Latin nōmināre

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