adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a famous/well-known author
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The famous author Henry James lived here.
a famous/well-known landmark
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The Eiffel Tower is probably the most famous landmark in Paris.
a famous/well-known phrase
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We all hear the phrase "greenhouse gasses", but do you know what it really means?
a well-known/famous actor
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I’d really like to be a famous actor.
deservedly popular/well-known/famous etc
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Bistro Roti is a deservedly popular restaurant.
internationally famous/recognized/known etc
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an internationally famous sculptor
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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internationally
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It was the best private house in Hochhauser, and after all, he was an internationally famous name.
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When she retired, she was still internationally famous .
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The museum directed the field research on the nearby internationally famous archaeological site of Vucedol.
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Yet she was pardoned, because she was an internationally famous actress.
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Nearly all the internationally famous players had agreed to participate.
more
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He resented Michael Banks, but no more than he resented anyone else more famous than he was.
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Then a more famous ex-NBA player-Magic Johnsonthrew his hat in the ring.
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Dolly is more famous , but Megan and Morag were the real pioneers.
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A more famous slide can be seen below the Middle Brothers Peak on the north valley rim.
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Kylie is an approachable star but with glamour that grows as she becomes more famous .
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He became more famous than ever.
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It was to be brewed in Bangalore, then more famous for its beer than its software specialists.
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It got written up in Details and now is more famous than ever.
most
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It was first suggested by one of the world's most famous scientists, Albert Einstein, in 1907.
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It has become the most famous and hotly disputed California ballot measure since Proposition 13 cut property taxes in 1978.
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The most famous political pendulum is NguzaKarl-IBond.
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While this longitudinal study is one of the most famous , it is by no means the only one.
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One of the most famous of the blennies is the rock skipper, or zebra blenny.
■ NOUN
example
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Perhaps the most famous example of a re-creation gone astray took place in July 1989.
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These two famous examples in Rome illustrate the general layout of the extensive type of baths.
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Two other famous examples suffered in the Second World War.
face
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You didn't have to be a client or a famous face to be on the receiving end.
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Harriet Shakespeare was a real person, but perhaps Hank was only a part of himself, given a famous face .
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There were famous faces and VIPs everywhere.
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And that's when she bumped into a couple of famous faces .
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And here is the newsreader: A famous face ... in musical mood.
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She shakes her head with disbelief and that famous face blushes scarlet once more.
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The most famous face of all has slipped in during the seemingly inexorable rise in predicted numbers of Conservative seats.
landmark
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The island looms larger until we sight its famous landmark , the Abbey - grey, formidable, not at all picturesque.
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What famous landmarks will you pass?
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For he is responsible for maintaining the sophisticated plumbing system inside the famous landmark .
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The century-old tower, one of Middlesbrough's most famous landmarks , is crumbling and needs more than £40,000-worth of repair work.
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Read in studio One of the region's most famous landmarks is celebrating its five hundredth birthday.
name
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Building a reputation is extremely difficult unless you have a famous name coming from a famous relative.
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I hope that the Minister will do all that he can to protect that most famous name in the industry.
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Inpart, the fading lustre of famous names can be blamed on the economic downturn of the 1990s.
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Over 100 rods turned out or the day, including some famous names from the fishing world.
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It was the best private house in Hochhauser, and after all, he was an internationally famous name .
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On the tombstones in the churchyard will be found many famous names and some grotesque designs.
people
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The publication of correspondence between famous people has been used for many years for the purposes of scholastic enquiry.
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An illustration of this can be found in the funerals of very famous people conducted with great pomp and circumstance.
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The poems above are not by famous people .
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Anyway, lots of really famous people had illegitimate children.
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Students may study how famous people learned to cope with and benefit from failure.
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He is one of Britain's most respected broadcasters and has interviewed a string of famous people from senior politicians to royalty.
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They launched what they refer to as the milk mustache campaign using ads of famous people with milk mustaches in their ads.
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"David Copperfield" is one of Dickens' most famous books.
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Famous stars like Keanu Reeves and Demi Moore attended the party.
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a famous actress
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Manchester is famous for its nightlife and for its football teams.
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Rio's world-famous carnival
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The package includes a tour of Sydney's famous Opera House.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But some people think that one famous didgeridoo player is already one too many.
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I am famous across this entire country.
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It was from the research and development section of the famous mint manufacturers.
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Symposia such as the Panofsky one could also be held there, the famous elliptical reading room would be an ideal venue.