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celebrated
Known and praised widely; noted.
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  1. Known and praised widely; noted.
  2. Much spoken of; famous; renowned
  3. Famous or widely praised for good works
distinguished
Celebrated; eminent
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  1. Celebrated; eminent
  2. Dignified in conduct or appearance:
  3. Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
eminent
Outstanding or remarkable:
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  1. Outstanding or remarkable:
  2. Well-known and respected, especially for achievement in a particular field:
  3. Towering or standing out above others; prominent:
famous
Well known.
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  1. Well known.
  2. (Informal) Excellent; very good; first-rate
  3. In the public eye.
great
Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
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  1. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
  2. (Informal) Very good; first-rate:
  3. Eminent; distinguished:
illustrious
Very clear; evident
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  1. Very clear; evident
  2. Well known and very distinguished; eminent.
  3. Very distinguished; famous; eminent; outstanding
notable
Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent:
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  1. Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent:
  2. Perceptible; noticeable:
  3. Worthy of note or notice; remarkable:
noted
Acknowledged or recorded, esp. officially
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  1. Acknowledged or recorded, esp. officially
  2. Distinguished; well-known; renowned; eminent
  3. Widely known or distinguished, as by reputation; famous:
preeminent
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
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  1. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
prestigious
Having prestige; esteemed.
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  1. Having prestige; esteemed.
  2. Having or imparting prestige
  3. (Archaic) Of or characterized by legerdemain or deception
prominent
Widely known; specif., significant and widely know within a particular field
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  1. Widely known; specif., significant and widely know within a particular field
  2. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant:
  3. Widely known; eminent:
redoubtable
Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
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  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Commanding respect
  3. Worthy of respect or honor.
famous
First-rate; excellent:
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  1. First-rate; excellent:
  2. (Archaic) Notorious
  3. In the public eye.
leading
Occurring in advance; preceding.
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  1. Occurring in advance; preceding.
  2. Ranking first.
  3. Having a position in the lead; foremost:
notorious
Well-known; publicly discussed
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  1. Well-known; publicly discussed
  2. Known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous:
popular
Within the means of the ordinary person
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  1. Within the means of the ordinary person
  2. Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general:
  3. Widely liked or appreciated:
well-known
(Computing, not comparable) Generally recognised; reserved for some usual purpose.
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  1. (Computing, not comparable) Generally recognised; reserved for some usual purpose.
  2. (Nonstandard) Alternative form of well-known.
  3. Widely known; familiar or famous:
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  • Liege is specially famed for the technical schools attached to it.

  • Prince Vasili himself, famed for his elocution, was to read it.

  • He was especially famed for his consummate knowledge of the science of sieges.

  • Of these it is enough to name John Cotton, able both as a divine and as a statesman, potent in England by his expositions and apologies of the " New England way," potent in America for his organizing and administrative power; Thomas Hooker, famed as an exponent and apologist of the " New England way "; John Eliot, famous as the " apostle of the Indians," first of Protestant missionaries to the heathen; Richard Mather, whose influence and work were carried on by his distinguished son, and his still more distinguished grandson, Cotton Mather.

  • It is famed, as in ancient times, for kitchen-gardens, especially for its cucumbers and seed for canaries.

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