Etymology

Pheme

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Today it means: The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Φήμη
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromΦήμη
  2. English todayPheme

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φήμη (Phḗmē).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΦήμη all →

-phemia

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