Notoriousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Notorious \No*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. notorius pointing out, making
     known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See
     {Know}.]
     Generally known and talked of by the public; universally
     believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; --
     usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a


     notorious crime or vice.
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           Your goodness,
           Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. --Shak.
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     Syn: Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated;
          noted; famous; renowned.
          [1913 Webster] -- {No*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
          {No*to"ri*ous*ness}, n.
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