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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Accius|origins=la celeber}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [kɛ.ɫɛˈbreːs.koː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [t͡ʃe.leˈbrɛs.ko]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''celebrēscō''' (present infinitive celebrēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|celeber|-ēscō|t1=renowned, thronged]], an inchoative verb.^(OLD 2012)^(TLL)^(Wiktionary) De Vaan considers the etymology of ⟨celeber⟩ unknown.^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ It is known only from a line of Accius' tragedies quoted by Nonius.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Accius 170–c. 90 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ The OLD and Lewis & Short take it as to become famous, renowned, and Gaffiot as to spread among the crowd.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 170–c. 90 BC – Accius uses it.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Verb===
+ # To become [[m|en|famous]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[celeber]]
+ * [[celebrō]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}