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Report or opinion generally diffused;
renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or
unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington.

I find thou art no less than fame hath
bruited.

Shak.

Syn. -- Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.

Fame, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Famed (?),; p. pr. & vb. n.
Faming.] 1. To report widely or
honorably.

The field where thou art famed

To have wrought such wonders.

Milton.

2. To make famous or renowned.

Those Hesperian gardens famed of
old.

Milton.

Fame"less, a. Without fame or
renown. -- Fame"less*ly, adv.

Fa*mil`iar (?), a. [OE. familer,
familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr.
familia family. See Family.] 1. Of
or pertaining to a family; domestic. "Familiar feuds.

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