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   Fame , 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.]
   Public report or rumor.
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   The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
   Gen. xlv. 16.
   
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   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.]
   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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   To make famous or renowned.
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   Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.
   Milton.
   
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