/ rɪˈnaʊn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( formal ) fame and respect because of sth you have done that people admire :
He won renown as a fair judge.
a pianist of some / international / great renown
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French renoun , from Old French renomer make famous, from re- (expressing intensive force) + nomer to name, from Latin nominare .