What does "fame" mean?
Fame: 2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington. I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton.
- 3.To make famous or renowned. Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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