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reputation
What does reputation mean?
reputation (noun): the general estimation that the public has for a person.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use reputation in a sentence?
- He acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce reputation?
/ˌɹɛpjəˈteɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does reputation come from?
14c. "credit, good reputation", from Middle English reputacion, reputacioun, reputation, reputatioun.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to reputation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “reputation” mean?
a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
Not quite: that's what course means.
the general estimation that the public has for a person
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a written message addressed to a person or organization
Not quite: that's what letter means.
a path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc
Not quite: that's what track means.
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