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starring

star
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stahr]
    • /stɑr/
    • /ˈstɑːr.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stahr]
    • /stɑr/

Definitions of starring word

  • noun starring any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 1
  • noun starring Astronomy. any of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. 1
  • noun starring any heavenly body. 1
  • noun starring Astrology. a heavenly body, especially a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events. 1
  • noun starring a person's destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars. 1
  • noun starring a conventionalized figure usually having five or six points radiating from or disposed about a center. 1

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Origin of starring

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English sterre, Old English steorra; cognate with Old High German sterra; akin to Old High German sterno, Old Norse stjarna, Gothic stairno, Latin stella, Greek astḗr, Sanskrit stṛ

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Parts of speech for Starring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

starring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

starring usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for starring

adj starring

  • featuring — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
  • headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
  • highlighting — to emphasize or make prominent.

adjective starring

  • displaying — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.

Antonyms for starring

verb starring

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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