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    CELEBRITY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A widely known personplay

    Example:

    he was a baseball celebrity

    Synonyms:

    celebrity; famous person

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("celebrity" is a kind of...):

    important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "celebrity"):

    immortal (a person (such as an author) of enduring fame)

    lion; social lion (a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after))

    guiding light; leading light; luminary; notability; notable (a celebrity who is an inspiration to others)

    personality (a person of considerable prominence)

    toast (a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimedplay

    Synonyms:

    celebrity; fame; renown

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("celebrity" is a kind of...):

    honor; honour; laurels (the state of being honored)

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