/ feɪm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the state of being known and talked about by many people :
to achieve / win instant fame
to rise / shoot to fame overnight
Andrew Lloyd Webber of 'Evita' fame (= famous for 'Evita')
The town's only claim to fame is that there was once a riot there.
She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune .
—see also famous
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (also in the sense reputation , which survives in house of ill fame ): via Old French from Latin fama .