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celebrated

/ˈsɛl.ə.bɹeɪ.tɪd/ adjective B2
  1. famous or widely praised · She became a celebrated actress, but never won any major awards.
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The celebrated breviary remained in the family, and was in the count’s possession.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 192 · C1
Albert, however, hoped to indemnify himself for all these slights and indifferences during the Carnival, knowing full well that among the different states and kingdoms in which this festivity is celebrated, Rome is the spot where even the wisest and gravest throw off the usual rigidity of their lives, and deign to mingle in the follies of this time of liberty and relaxation.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 364 · C1
The physician who prepared for me the remedy I have twice successfully taken, was no other than the celebrated Cabanis, and he predicted a similar end for me.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 181 · C1
“Since my imprisonment,” said Faria, “I have thought over all the most celebrated cases of escape on record.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 151 · C1

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