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Meaning of star

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  star
      adj 1: indicating the most important performer or role; "the
             leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star
             figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a
             stellar performance" [syn: {leading(p)}, {prima(p)},
             {star(p)}, {starring(p)}, {stellar(a)}]
      n 1: (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates
           energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
      2: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
         {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin},
         {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz},
         {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
      3: any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the
         Earth at night
      4: an actor who plays a principal role [syn: {star},
         {principal}, {lead}]
      5: a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
      6: a performer who receives prominent billing [syn: {headliner},
         {star}]
      7: a star-shaped character * used in printing [syn: {asterisk},
         {star}]
      8: the topology of a network whose components are connected to a
         hub [syn: {star topology}, {star}]
      v 1: feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an
           autistic man"
      2: be the star in a performance
      3: mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable
         sentences" [syn: {star}, {asterisk}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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