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far-famed
[ fahr-feymd ]
adjective
- widely known; famous.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of far-famed1
First recorded in 1615–25
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Example Sentences
Yarmouth is a fierce rival in the race, and, as it has now superior accommodation, many a boat makes for that far-famed port.
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Some of them seem to have been the friends and teachers of the far-famed, and I believe unjustly maligned, Robert Browne.
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In this respect the ancient and far-famed Mekka is surpassed by the smallest provincial towns of Syria or Egypt.
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In the centre of this mass grows the far-famed cabbage, which is a tender white shoot, protected by numerous fibrous folds.
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The boasted barrier of the Netherlands was passed in a few weeks; hardly any of its far-famed fortresses made any resistance.
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