English
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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
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- 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
- 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: ×�×�× ×�×�×�×�|×�×�Ö¹× Ö´×�×�Ö´×�×� 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
- transitive to make (someone or something) famous
Related terms
famed
famous
Italian
Noun
it-noun|fam|f|e|i
- hunger
#: Ho fame. - I'm hungry.
Related terms
affamare
affamato
famelico
sfamare
Noun
fame f
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