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Fame \Fame\ (f[=a]m), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak,
akin to Gr. ???? a saying, report, fa`nai 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 \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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