Hypertext Webster Gateway: "renowned"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Renowned \Re*nowned"\ (r?-nound"), a.
Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished
qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king.
``Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires.''
--Milton.
These were the renowned of the congregation. --Num. i.
61.
Syn: Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent;
celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See {Famous}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
renowned
adj : widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated
musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge";
"a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated},
{famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {notable},
{noted}]
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