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renown

/ɹɪˈnaʊn/rih-NOWN
/ɹɪˈnaʊn/rih-NOWN

Meaningreputation

Common meaning: fame and widespread respect

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchrenom‘reputation’source
  2. Middle Englishrenoun‘reputation’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsreputation → fame and widespread respectrenown‘fame and widespread respect’ · today

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

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French renom ‘reputation’.

Roots

  • renom Old French “reputation”

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