"microcelebrity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microcelebrities [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + celebrity. Coined by Theresa Senft in 2008. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|celebrity}} micro- + celebrity, {{coin|en|Theresa Senft|in=2008|nobycat=1|w=-}} Coined by Theresa Senft in 2008 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microcelebrity (countable and uncountable, plural microcelebrities)
  1. (uncountable) Celebrity on a small scale or in a specific area. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-microcelebrity-en-noun--5pRe0QJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (countable) A celebrity whose fame is on a small scale or in a specific area. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-microcelebrity-en-noun-df5OA2ZD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: micro-celebrity

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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