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English word celebrity comes from Latin celibritatem

celibritatem (Latin)

celebrite (Old French)

celebritē (Middle English)

celebrity (English)

(obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]. (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person (Wikipedia). [from 19th c.].

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