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famed

(fāmd)

adj.

Widely known; renowned. See Synonyms at famous.

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famed

(feɪmd)

adj.

very well known; famous.

[1525–35]

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Adj.

famed - widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

celebrated, famous, far-famed, illustrious, noted, renowned, notable

known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"

famed

adjective renowned, celebrated, recognized, well-known, acclaimed, widely-known The city is famed for its outdoor restaurants.

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famed

adjective

1. Widely known and esteemed:

celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famous, great, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable, renowned.

2. Widely known and discussed:

famous, leading, notorious, popular, well-known.

Translations

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famed

[feɪmd] ADJ → famoso, afamado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

famed

[ˈfeɪmd] adj (= renowned) [person] → célèbre; [place] → célèbre
to be famed for sth [person, place] → être célèbre pour qch

famed

adj → berühmt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

famed

[feɪmd] adj → famoso/a, celebre

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1-7) Sing, clear-voiced Muses, of Hephaestus famed for inventions.

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these gray stones - are they all - All of the famed, and the colossal left By the corrosive Hours to Fate and me?

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Arguably the best player on the Redskins' famed offensive line of the 1980s and 1990s known as "The Hogs," Jacoby was eligible for two decades but has not been voted as a Hall of Famer.