celebrity

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. (defdate, 17th-18th c.) .
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. (defdate, from 17th c.) .
  3. Noun.  A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population; a famous person. (defdate, from 19th c.) .

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