What is the meaning of FAMOUS. Phrases containing FAMOUS
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Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the famous statue on the preservation of which depended the safety of ancient Troy.
superl.
Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.
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Not made famous by any great action.
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Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets; resembling the poetry of Homer.
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Famous; notorious.
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A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, which city was famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence of its weapons.
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A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.
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Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built.
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One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist.
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A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers.
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Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
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Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for its bees.
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A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library, a famous chapel, etc.
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An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its oaks.
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Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate.
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In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly; splendidly.
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Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.
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A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos, about 460 B. C.
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Popular; famous.
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The state of being famous.
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