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Fama

Fama proper noun: the Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.

Proper noun

Fama

  1. (Roman) The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.

Origin of Fama

Learned borrowing from Latin fāma.

Phrases with Fama

Questions about Fama

What does Fama mean?
Fama means the Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.
What part of speech is Fama?
Fama is a proper noun.

Words near Fama in the dictionary

  1. fam'lies
  2. fam'ly
  3. fam-bam
  4. fam-bams
  5. Fam.
  6. Fama
  7. fama clamosa
  8. famacide
  9. famacides
  10. famadihana
  11. famadihanas

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