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Celebrity - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Celebrity : (noun)
1: a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" [syn: famous
person]
2: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
[syn: fame, renown] [ant: infamy]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Celebrity : \Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Celebrities. [L. celebritas:
cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]
1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]
The celebrity of the marriage. --Bacon.
2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown;
as, the celebrity of Washington.
An event of great celebrity in the history of
astronomy. --Whewell.
3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the
plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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