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Definition of: renown

(ri·noun) noun
1. Exalted reputation; celebrity; the state of being widely known for great achievements or merits; fame.
2. Obs. Rumor; report. See synonyms under FAME.
v.t. Obs. To spread the fame of; render famous.
[<OF renon <renomer name again, make famous <L re- again + nominare name <nomen a name]

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"renown" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"renown" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on en.wikipedia.org.

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