renown
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French renon, from re- + non (“name”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
renown (uncountable)
- Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
- There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Episode 12, The Cyclops
Translations [edit]
Fame or wide recognition