OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13849

celebrity

/sɪˈlɛbɹɪti/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
celebridad
Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
celebridad • celebrity
A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.
"What do you put in your paper?" I asked, […] "Oh, news," said he, "and dull articles, and things about Celebrities. If you know any Celebrities, now?" Noël asked him what Celebrit…
I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the b…
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