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Definition of celebrity noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

celebrity

noun

NAmE//səˈlɛbrət̮i//

(pl. celebrities)

1(informal celeb) [countable] a famous person TV celebrities

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2[uncountable] the state of being famous synonym fame Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?

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