rep·u·ta·tion 
(rĕp′yə-tāshən)
(rĕp′yə-tāshən)n.
1. The general opinion or judgment of the public about a person or thing: a senator with a tarnished reputation; a restaurant with a good reputation.
2. The state or situation of being held in high esteem: feared damage to his reputation.
3. A widespread ascription of a characteristic or trait to a person or thing: a sales clerk who has a reputation for courtesy; a columnist with the reputation of being acerbic.
[Middle English reputacioun, from Latin reputātiō, reputātiōn-, a reckoning, from reputātus, past participle of reputāre, to reckon, think over; see REPUTE.]
- Indo-European root: bha-bhā-
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- Indo-European root: bhau-
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