celebrities

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celebrities - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Celebrity \Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Celebrities. [L. celebritas:
     cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]
     1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]
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              The celebrity of the marriage.        --Bacon.
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     2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown;
        as, the celebrity of Washington.
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              An event of great celebrity in the history of
              astronomy.                            --Whewell.
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     3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the
        plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.
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