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(fām) 
n.
n.
- Great renown: a concert violinist of international fame.
- Public estimation; reputation: a politician of ill fame.
- Archaic. Rumor.
- To make renowned or famous.
- Archaic. To report to be.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fāma.]
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noun
- Wide recognition for one's deeds: celebrity, famousness, notoriety, popularity, renown, reputation, repute. See knowledge/ignorance.
- A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, renown. See important/unimportant, knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.
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IN BRIEF: The condition of being well known or much talked about; great reputation.
The real trap of fame is its irresistibility.
— Ingrid Bengis.
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Quotes:
"Sometimes I wish I weren't famous."
- Tammy Wynette
"What desire for fame attends both great and small; better be damned than mentioned not at all!"
- John Wolcot
"Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict."
- Raquel Welch
"The day will come when everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes."
- Andy Warhol
"What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon."
- Voltaire
"Fame hides her head among the clouds."
- Virgil
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Fame may refer to:
Film, television and stage
- Fame (1980 film), a musical film
- Fame (1982 TV series), a 1982-1987 television adaptation of the film
- Fame (2009 film), a remake of the musical film
- Fame (musical), a stage adaptation of the film
- Fame (2003 TV series), a talent competition
- Fame: The Musical, an Irish version of the NBC talent show
- Fame (comedy), a stand-up tour and DVD by Ricky Gervais
- "Fame" (Hallmark), a 1978 episode in the Hallmark Hall of Fame, also known as Arthur Miller's Fame.
- "Fame" (Law & Order), an episode of Law & Order
- Fame L.A., a U.S. television series from 1997 to 1998
Music
Album
- F.A.M.E. (album), a 2011 album by Chris Brown
- Fame (album), by Grace Jones
- The Fame, the debut album and song by Lady Gaga
Artist
- Fame (duo), a musical duo
- Georgie Fame, musician
Song
- "F.A.M.E." (Young Jeezy song)
- "Fame" (David Bowie song)
- "Fame" (Irene Cara song), the theme to the movie and television series
- "Fame", a song by B.o.B from his album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
- "Fame", a song by D12 from their mixtape, Return of the Dozen, Vol. 2
Studio
- FAME Studios, a recording studio
Science and technology
- FAME (database) (Forecasting Analysis and Modeling Environment), a database and programming language
- Fatty acid methyl esters
- Full-sky Astrometric Mapping Explorer, a proposed astrometric satellite, cancelled in 2002.
Other uses
- Fame (novel), a 2009 novel by Daniel Kehlmann
- Fans of Adult Media and Entertainment Awards, created in 2006
- Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers, founded in 1975
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Translations:
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Fame
Dansk (Danish)
n. - berømmelse, ry
v. tr. - berømme
Nederlands (Dutch)
roem, bekendheid, faam, beroemd maken
Français (French)
n. - renommée, renom, réputation
v. tr. - rendre fameux/renommé
Deutsch (German)
n. - Ruhm, Ansehen
v. - (ehem)(nur Pass.) berühmt werden
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φήμη, (καλό κ.λπ.) όνομα
Italiano (Italian)
celebrità, gloria, fama, rinomanza, reputazione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - fama (f)
Русский (Russian)
слава, репутация
Español (Spanish)
n. - fama, celebridad, gloria, renombre
v. tr. - afamar, celebrar
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - berömmelse
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
名望, 传说, 使闻名, 盛传, 使有名望
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 名望, 傳說
v. tr. - 使聞名, 盛傳, 使有名望
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 명성 , 평판
v. tr. - ~을 유명하게 하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 名誉, 評判, 名声
v. - 名声を広める, 有名にする
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شهرة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תהילה, שם, פרסום, מוניטין
v. tr. - פרסם את שמו של (מיושן)
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