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Fame (fām), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. >>>> a saying, report, φάναι to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1. Public report or rumor.
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The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house. Gen. xlv. 16.
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2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, “the fame of Washington”.
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I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.
Syn. -- Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
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Fame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed (?),; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]
1. To report widely or honorably.
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The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders. Milton.
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2. To make famous or renowned.
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Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. Milton.
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