falling star

fall star

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fawl stahr]
- /fɔl stɑr/
- /ˈfɔː.lɪŋ stɑː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fawl stahr]
- /fɔl stɑr/

Definitions of falling star words

noun falling star an incandescent meteor; a shooting star. 1
noun falling star meteor (sense 1) 0

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Origin of falling star

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65

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Parts of speech for Falling star

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Falling star

falling star popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

falling star usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for falling star

noun falling star

shooting star — meteor (def 1b).
meteor — Astronomy. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.

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