renown

  • 11renown — re|nown [rıˈnaun] n [U] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: renon, from renomer to make famous , from nomer to name ] when you are famous and a lot of people admire you for a special skill, achievement, or quality = ↑acclaim… …

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  • 12renown — [[t]rɪna͟ʊn[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft n of N 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 …

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  • 13renown — noun (U) fame and admiration, that you get because of some special skill or something that you have done (+ as): At college, I d acquired some renown as a football player. | win renown: She eventually won international renown with her film… …

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  • 14renown — I. noun Etymology: Middle English renoun, from Anglo French renum, renoun, from renomer to report, speak of, from re + nomer to name, from Latin nominare, from nomin , nomen name more at name Date: 14th century 1. a state of being widely… …

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  • 15renown — noun /ɹɪˈnaʊn/ Fame; celebrity; wide recognition. There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown …

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  • 16renown — noun Renown is used after these nouns: ↑world …

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  • 17Renown — The reputation of a combatant based upon the virtues that others perceive in him from his word, thoughts and deeds. See also the essay concerning Errants & the Company of Saint George. I have called renown the ‘coin of the tourneyer’, the only… …

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  • 18renown — noun born to a family of political renown Syn: fame, distinction, eminence, preeminence, prominence, repute, reputation, prestige, acclaim, celebrity, notability …

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  • 19renown — n. fame; high distinction; celebrity (a city of great renown). Etymology: ME f. AF ren(o)un, OF renon, renom f. renomer make famous (as RE , L nominare NOMINATE) …

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  • 20Renown-Klasse (1916) — Verdrängung: 26.500  ts Standard / 30.100 ts maximal Länge …

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