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celebrity
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈlɛbrɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈlɛbrɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sə leb′ri tē)
Inflections of 'celebrity' (n): npl: celebrities
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ce•leb•ri•ty /səˈlɛbrɪti/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -ties.
- a famous or well-known person:[countable]Numerous television celebrities attended the ceremony.
- fame;
renown:[uncountable]had gained celebrity for heroism.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ce•leb•ri•ty
(sə leb′ri tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 1.
- a famous or well-known person.
- fame;
renown.
- Latin celebritās multitude, fame, festal celebration, equivalent. to celebr- (stem of celeber) often repeated, famous + -itās -ity
- Middle English 1350–1400
2. distinction, note, eminence, stardom.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
celebrity /sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- a famous person
- fame or notoriety
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