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Hall of Fame

noun

  1. a national shrine in New York City commemorating the names of outstanding Americans.

  2. a room, building, etc., set aside to honor outstanding individuals in any profession, locality, nation, or the like.

  3. a number of individuals acclaimed as outstanding in a particular profession, field of endeavor, locality, or the like.



Hall of Fame

noun

  1. a building containing plaques or busts honouring famous people

  2. a group of famous people

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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His son, Coley, became a star in football and volleyball at Reseda in the 1980s, then the starting quarterback at Cal State Northridge and a Hall of Fame volleyball player for the Matadors.

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Hall of Fame baseball player Rickey Henderson once declared, “If my uniform doesn’t get dirty, I haven’t done anything in the baseball game.”

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The items were being donated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later that year, when Biggie would eventually be inducted.

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Soundgarden, the seminal Seattle grunge rock group, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a star-studded ceremony at the Peacock Theater on Saturday night.

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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, now features an exhibit with artifacts and memorabilia from this year's inductees.

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