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Etymology
From L. fama#Latin|fama �talk, rumor, report, reputation�, from Gr. �ήμη (ph�m�) �talk�, from Proto-Indo-European *bheH�-m�-, from *bheH�- �to speak�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/feɪm/, SAMPA|/feIm/
audio|en-us-fame.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪm

Noun
en-noun|-

1. rare What is said or reported; gossip, rumour.

#*1667, There went a fame in Heav'n that he ere long / Intended to create, and therein plant / A generation, whom his choice regard / Should favour � John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1, ll. 651-4

1. The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of.

Derived terms
hall of fame
walk of fame

Translations
trans-top|state of being famous
Catalan: fama f
Czech: sláva f
Finnish: maine, kuuluisuus
Greek: �ήμη (feme) f, δ�ξα (doksa) f
Icelandic: frægð f
Italian: fama f
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Hebrew: ��נ����|��ֹנִ��ִ�� m|p
Kurdish: KUchar|�ا�با�گ
Polish: s�awa f
Portuguese: fama f
Slovak: sláva f
Turkish: �öhret
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Verb
en-verb|fam|es

1. transitive to make (someone or something) famous

Related terms
famed
famous

Italian

Noun
it-noun|fam|f|e|i

1. hunger

#: Ho fame. - I'm hungry.

Related terms
affamare
affamato
famelico
sfamare

Noun
fame f

1. plural of|fama|lang=Italian

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