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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FA'MED, a. Much talked of; renowned; celebrated; distinguished and exalted by favorable reports. Aristides was famed for learning and wisdom, and Cicero for eloquence.
He is famed for mildness, peace and prayer.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: circa 1533 known widely and well ; famous

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (foll. by for) famous; much spoken of (famed for its good food). 2 archaic currently reported.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fame Fame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Famed,; p. pr. & vb. n. Faming.] 1. To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. --Milton. 2. To make famous or renowned. Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If people, places, or things are famed for a particular thing, they are very well known for it. The city is famed for its outdoor restaurants. ...the famed Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. = renowned ADJ: oft ADJ for n