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“renown”
renown
1. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.
2. It came into existence about 1300, from Anglo-French renoun, Old French renon, from renomer "make famous", from re- "repeatedly" plus nomer "to name", from Latin nominare "to name".
2. It came into existence about 1300, from Anglo-French renoun, Old French renon, from renomer "make famous", from re- "repeatedly" plus nomer "to name", from Latin nominare "to name".
The Middle English verb renown has been assimilated to the noun via renowned "famous, celebrated" (c.1375).
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nom-, nomen-, nomin-, -nomia, -nomic
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“renown”
(Latin: great praise or honor; renown)