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renowns

renowns is the plural of renown.

renowns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of renown.

Meaning of renown

Noun

renown (usually uncountable, plural renowns)

  1. (usually) Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
    • She is a theame of honour and renowne, / A ſpurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, / Whoſe preſent courage may beate downe our foes, / And fame in time to come canonize us, […]c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. […] (First Quarto), London: […] G[eorge] Eld for R[ichard] Bonian and H[enry] Walley, […], published 1609...
  2. (obsolete, usually) Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise.
    • […] She / Is daughter to this famous Duke of Milan, / Of whom so often I have heard renown, / But never saw before;1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

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Questions about renowns

What is renowns the plural of?
Renowns is the plural of renown.

Words near renowns in the dictionary

  1. renowner
  2. renowners
  3. renownful
  4. renowning
  5. renownless
  6. renowns
  7. renozzle
  8. renozzled
  9. renozzles
  10. renozzling
  11. Renpenning's syndrome

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