Meaning

noun (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

noun any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from…

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