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renowned

/ɹɪˈnaʊnd/

Meanings
adjective
Famous, celebrated, or well-known.

Examples :

"The movie “Three Stars” is about world-renowned chefs."
person achievement quality character style culture

Related Words

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three noun

/θɹiː/ /fɹiː/

The digit/figure 3.

"The number three is written with the digit three. "

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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well adjective

/wɛl/

In good health.

"My grandmother is well and enjoying her retirement. "

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world noun

/wɝld/ /wɵːld/ /wɜːld/

(with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.

"There will always be lovers, till the world’s end."

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movie noun

/ˈmuːvi/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

"My favorite movie is about a group of friends who go on an adventure. "

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celebrated verb

/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪ.tɪd/

To extol or honour in a solemn manner.

"to celebrate the name of the Most High"

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chefs noun

/ʃɛfs/

The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.

"In the grand hotel, the chefs worked hard preparing meals for hundreds of guests. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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stars noun

/stɑːz/ /stɑɹz/

Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.

"We looked up at night and saw many stars shining brightly in the sky, each staying in its same place compared to the others. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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famous verb

/ˈfeɪməs/

To make famous; to bring renown to.

"The new teacher's innovative teaching methods famously improved student engagement. "

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known verb

/nəʊn/ /noʊn/

To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."