celebrity
/səˈlebɹɪti/suh-LEH-brih-tee
/səˈlɛbɹɪti/suh-LEH-brih-tee
Meaningbeing much talked of
Common meaning: a famous person
Other meanings: fame
- celebrthronged; much talked ofLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 308 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin celeber ‘thronged; much talked of’.
Roots
- celeber, -bris, -bre Latin “thronged; much talked of”
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