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renown

/ɹɪˈnaʊn/

Meanings
noun
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.

Examples :

"* The scientist achieved international renown for her groundbreaking research on cancer. "
culture society achievement quality character person

Related Words

Illustration innovative

innovative adjective

/ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/ /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪɾɪv/

Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.

"The new school curriculum is innovative; it uses interactive games to teach math concepts. "

Illustration celebrity

celebrity noun

/sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/

A rite or ceremony.

"The graduation ceremony was a significant celebrity for all the students. "

Illustration restaurant

restaurant noun

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/ /ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹənt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"After school, my family went to a restaurant for dinner. "

Illustration groundbreaking

groundbreaking noun

/ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/

A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.

"The groundbreaking for the new school library is scheduled for next Monday. "

Illustration exploits

exploits noun

/ɪkˈsplɔɪts/ /ˈɛksˌplɔɪts/

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

"The firefighter received an award for his exploits rescuing people from the burning building. "

Illustration recognition

recognition noun

/ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃən/

The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity)

"He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned."

Illustration exquisite

exquisite noun

/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/

Fop, dandy.

"He was quite the exquisite, always meticulously dressed in the latest fashions and carrying a silk handkerchief. "

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

Completely through, right the way through.

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

Illustration achieved

achieved verb

/əˈtʃiːvd/

To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance.

"Maria achieved a perfect score on her math test. "

Illustration research

research noun

/ɹɪˈsɜːtʃ/ /ɹiˈsɝtʃ/

Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.

"The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people."

Illustration scientist

scientist noun

/ˈsaɪ.ən.tɪst/

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

"The scientist studied the effects of different types of soil on plant growth. "

Illustration international

international noun

/ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

Someone who has represented their country in a particular sport.

"The United team includes five England internationals."