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renown - What does it mean?

Definition of 'renown'

English

Noun

(-)
  • Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
  • * Dryden
  • Nor envy we thy great renown , nor grudge thy victory.
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), '' Episode 12, ''The Cyclops
  • There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown .
  • Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
  • * Shakespeare
  • This famous duke of Milan, / Of whom so often I have heard renown .

    See also

    * renowned