renown
31renown — [rɪ naʊn] noun the state of being famous and respected. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. renoun, from OFr. renomer make famous , from re (expressing intensive force) + nomer to name …
32renown — n. Distinction, repute, name, reputation, note, notoriety, notability, figure, fame, celebrity, glory, honor, eminence, lustre …
33renown — n fame, bays, celebrity, stardom, prominence, illustriousness; popularity, vogue, favor; greatness, preeminence, supereminence, superiority, supremacy, primacy, paramountcy; eminence, notability, repute, distinction, note, mark, eminency;… …
34renown — re·nown …
35renown — UK [rɪˈnaʊn] / US noun [uncountable] formal the state of being famous and admired for a special skill or achievement …
36renown — re•nown [[t]rɪˈnaʊn[/t]] n. 1) widespread and high repute; fame 2) Obs. report or rumor • Etymology: 1300–50; ME renoun < AF; OF renom, der. of renomer to make famous =re re +nomer< L nōmināre to name …
37renown — /rəˈnaʊn / (say ruh nown) noun 1. widespread and high repute; fame. 2. Obsolete report or rumour. {Middle English, from Anglo French renoun, from Old French renommer name over again (frequently), from nommer name, from Latin nōmināre} …
38renown — [14] To be renowned is etymologically to be ‘named again’, and hence to be ‘famous’. The word comes from Old French renon, a derivative of the verb renomer ‘make famous’. This was formed from the prefix re ‘again’ and nomer ‘name’, a descendant… …
39Renown class battlecruiser — References* Gardiner, Robert and Gray, Randal (ed) Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 , Conway Maritime Press, London, 1982. ISBN 0 85177 245 5. * Parkes, Oscar British Battleships , first published Seeley Service Co, 1957,… …
40HMS Renown (1895) — HMS Renown was a predreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy. Third and last of the lightly armed, long range Centurion class, she had an upgraded design compared to her two sister ships HMS Centurion and HMS Barfleur .Technical… …
