Celebrity

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  • noun. One who is widely known and of great popular interest.
  • noun. Fame or popular renown.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; distinction: as, the celebrity of George Washington; the celebrity of Homer or of the Iliad.
  • noun. A celebrated person or (very rarely) thing: as, a celebrity at the bar or in the church; what are the celebrities of this town?
  • noun. Celebration.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Celebration; solemnization.
  • noun. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown.
  • noun. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the plural.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a widely known person
  • noun. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
  • Word Usage
    "The term "celebrity memoir" has gotten such a bad name now, but there used to be a little bit of an art form to it."
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    honor  honour  laurels  
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    Establishment  PR  VIP  acclaim  ballyhoo