Fame (?), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to Gr. a saying, report, to speak. See Ban, and cf. Fable, Fate, Euphony, Blame.]
1.
Public report or rumor.
The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
Gen. xlv. 16.
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.
Syn. -- Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.
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Fame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed (?),; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.]
1.
To report widely or honorably.
The field where thou art famed
To have wrought such wonders.
Milton.
2.
To make famous or renowned.
Those Hesperian gardens famed of old.
Milton.
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