Etymology

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Today it means: Praise; accolades. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κῦδος
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκῦδος“praise, renown”
  2. English todaykudos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos, “praise, renown”).

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