"semifame" meaning in English

See semifame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: semi- + fame Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|fame}} semi- + fame Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} semifame (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Minor fame. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-semifame-en-noun-Gr43xhLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-

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          "text": "He was most excited about the festival’s obscurities, like the series of Latin American and Spanish films, his latest passions, and the appearance by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, the Texas wild man whose brief moment of semifame, the 1968 single “Paralyzed,” inspired Mr. Bowie’s glam-era alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.",
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