of TV etc fame

of TV etc fame
used for saying what made someone or something famous

Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • fame — [13] Etymologically, fame is ‘being talked about’. The word comes via Old French fame from Latin fāma ‘talk, reputation’. This in turn goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *bha ‘speak’, which also produced English confess, fable, fate,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • fame — [13] Etymologically, fame is ‘being talked about’. The word comes via Old French fame from Latin fāma ‘talk, reputation’. This in turn goes back ultimately to the Indo European base *bha ‘speak’, which also produced English confess, fable, fate,… …   Word origins

  • of TV fame — of TV etc fame phrase used for saying what made someone or something famous Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek fame Thesaurus: famous and well knownsynonym Main entry: fame …   Useful english dictionary

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