[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.
seealsoFAMOUS
IDIOMS see CLAIMn.
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