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Word entry · 6 letters

famous

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"Known by many"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfeɪ.məs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted afmosuStarts with FEnds with S1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. widely known and esteemed

Word origin

From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus, equivalent to fame + -ous. Displaced native Old English hlīsful.

Used in a sentence

  • By this my ſword that conquer’d Perſea, Thy fall ſhall make me famous through the world:
  • Some people are only famous within their city.
  • Pagett is a famous Job's comforter.

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