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fame meaning

EN[feɪm] [-eɪm]
US
WFame
  • Fame may refer to:
  • Celebrity, a major synonym of fame
FR famé

    Definition of fame in English Dictionary

  • NounPLfames
    1. (now rare) What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.
      1. One's reputation.
        1. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.
        2. VerbSGfamesPRfamingPT, PPfamed
          1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) famous.
          2. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • But the real excitement is to be found in Erith and Thamesmead, where the Blairites in exile are channelling their hopes on Georgia Gould, 22, daughter of Mr Tony's famed pollmeister Philip.
              • And now, Clevelanders hoping to bring the Rock Roll Hall of Fame to their city are throwing a bash to commemorate the 34th birthday of disc Jockey Alan Freed's "Moondog Coronation Ball".
              • Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the first female inductee [ …]
            2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
              • Fame by surreption got / May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. — Ben Jonson.
            3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • His great advertising line, “For That Tired Feeling Take Hood's,” has come into national fame.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Nouns
              • Countable nouns
                • Singularia tantum
                  • Uncountable nouns
                • Verbs
                  • Transitive verbs
                Related Links:
                1. en famed
                2. en fames
                3. fr fameux
                4. en famelic
                5. fr fameuse
                Source: Wiktionary

                Meaning of fame for the defined word.

                Grammatically, this word "fame" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.
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