n. 1. The quality of being widely known or acclaimed; fame. 2. Obsolete Report; rumor. [Middle English renoun, from Anglo-Norman, from renomer, to make famous : re-, repeatedly (from Latin; see RE-) + nomer, to name (from Latin nōmināre, from nōmen, nōmin-, name; see n-men- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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