famous
adjective
if someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about them
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Famous and well-known
illustrious
adjective
an illustrious person is famous and respected because of what they have achieved
the one and only
used for introducing a famous person, or for saying that someone is very famous
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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