famed

famed

English

Etymology

    From fame + -ed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /feɪmd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪmd

    Adjective

    famed (comparative more famed, superlative most famed)

    1. Having fame; famous or noted.
      • 2017 April 2, Tara Donaldson, “5 quiet U.S. coastal towns that offer a seaside escape”, in CNN[1]:
        Mystic’s maritime history dates to its days as a shipbuilding center, a time well preserved at the Mystic Seaport Museum, the world’s leading and largest of its kind, home to the famed 1800s whaleship, Charles W. Morgan.

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