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world-famous

[ wurld-fey-muhs ]

adjective

  1. famous throughout the world:

    a world-famous film.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of world-famous1

First recorded in 1830–40
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As viewers of the film will know, the papal conclave will take place entirely behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel, beneath its world-famous Michelangelo frescoes.

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Perched on top of Santorini's sheer cliffs is a world-famous tourist industry worth millions.

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Cupp, a world-famous detective, is overdue for her latest consulting gig.

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The tour positioned Chalamet as the kind of salt-of-the-earth guy that Dylan always prided himself on being, a world-famous everyman for the contemporary age.

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“He was a world-famous figure, and I sensed the responsibility I had in helping to keep his life going in an enormously important, highly stressful job,” she recalled to The Times.

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