Notability

Notability
Notability Not`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. {Notabilities}. [Cf. F. notabilit['e] .] 1. Quality of being notable. [1913 Webster]

2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. ``Parisian notabilities'' --Carlyle. [1913 Webster]

3. A notable saying. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]


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