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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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