thank one's lucky stars

star

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr]
- /θæŋk wʌnz ˈlʌk i stɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stahr]
- /θæŋk wʌnz ˈlʌk i stɑr/

Definitions of thank one's lucky stars words

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

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Origin of thank one's lucky stars

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 Thank one's lucky stars

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exclamation

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thank one's lucky stars 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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