Ce*leb"ri*ty (?), n.; pl. Celebriries (#). [L. celebritas: cf. F. c'el'ebrit'e.]
1.
Celebration; solemnization.
[Obs.]
The celebrity of the marriage.
Bacon.
2.
The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington.
An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy.
Whewell.
3.
A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.
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