| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ce·leb·ri·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s -l b r -t |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ce·leb·ri·ties
1. A famous person. 2. Renown; fame. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English celebrite, fame, from Old French, from Latin celebrit s, from celeber, celebr-, famous. | | OTHER FORMS: | ce·lebri·ty·hood —NOUN
| | SYNONYMS: | celebrity, hero, luminary, name, notable, personage These nouns refer to a widely known person: a social celebrity; the heroes of science; a theatrical luminary; a big name in sports; a notable of the concert stage; a personage in the field of philosophy.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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