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# renown

«renown» in Mova's school dictionary: **Fame and respect for doing something well** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (renown — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Fame and respect for doing something well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and history: «a knight of great renown», «a scientist of world renown». The adjective «renowned» is more common: «renowned for its cheese». Phrases: «of renown», «win renown», «world renown».

### examples

- The knight won great renown in battle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x1)
- She is a scientist of world renown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x2)
- The town is of renown for its castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x3)
- His paintings brought him renown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x4)
- The baker's renown spread across the valley. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x5)
- Heroes of renown were remembered in songs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x6)
- For, beside a great many other accomplishments, this young man was renowned for his admirable poetry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective «renowned (for)». Pronounced ri-NOWN (rhymes with «town»). Formal; everyday word: «fame».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «renown» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/renown/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.