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    renown
    /rɪˈnaʊn/

    noun

    • 1. the condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame: "authors of great renown"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRENOWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal uk / rɪˈnaʊn / us / rɪˈnaʊn / Add to word list. the state of being famous: a woman of great renown. Her renown spread across the country. Synonyms. celebrity. fame. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. fame His daring fashions brought him fame in the 1950s.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › renownRenown Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RENOWN is a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame. How to use renown in a sentence. a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame; report, rumor…

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › renownRENOWN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Renown definition: widespread and high repute; fame.. See examples of RENOWN used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRENOWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A person of renown is well known, usually because they do or have done something good. She used to be a singer of some renown. Mailly's work achieved little renown.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › renownRenown - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Renown is fame and acclaim — the kind of celebrity that most people only dream about. Renown is not only about celebrity, though; it also means being highly respected in one's field.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRENOWN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun [ U ] formal us / rɪˈnaʊn / uk / rɪˈnaʊn / Add to word list. the state of being famous: a woman of great renown. Her renown spread across the country. Synonyms. celebrity. fame. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. fame His daring fashions brought him fame in the 1950s.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › renownRenown - definition of renown by The Free Dictionary

    1. The quality of being widely known or acclaimed; fame. 2. Obsolete Report; rumor. [Middle English renoun, from Anglo-Norman, from renomer, to make famous : re-, repeatedly (from Latin; see re-) + nomer, to name (from Latin nōmināre, from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots ).]

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrenown noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    renown. noun. /rɪˈnaʊn/. /rɪˈnaʊn/. [uncountable] (formal) the state of being famous and receiving respect because of something you have done that people admire. He won renown as a fair judge. a pianist of some/international/great renown. A number of our past students have achieved political renown.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › renown_nrenown, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the word renown mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word renown, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word renown? About 0.8 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › renownRenown Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Renown definition: The quality of being widely known or acclaimed; fame.